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1/2 Sovereign - Elizabeth II Elizabeth II and the Lion
| Issuer | Gibraltar |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Currency | Pound (decimalized, 1971-date) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | DIRIGIT DEUS GRESSUS MEOS (Translation: God directs our steps) |
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Gibraltar has issued gold coinage under Royal Mint-adjacent specifications since the 1970s, but its half sovereign program operates independently of the UK Royal Mint — these are legal tender of the territory, struck to British sovereign weight and fineness standards but without the Royal Mint's involvement. The arrangement reflects Gibraltar's constitutional oddity: a British Overseas Territory with its own currency authority, able to issue gold coin that mirrors sovereign dimensions without being a sovereign.
Collector demand for Gibraltar gold has historically been thin outside the territory itself, keeping secondary market premiums close to melt.