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1/2 Sovereign - Elizabeth II RAF Centenary
| Issuer | Government of Gibraltar |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Composition | Gold (.9167) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, depicted as a mature portrait with a diadem and draped shoulders, as rendered by engraver Raphael David Maklouf. The regal bust is positioned centrally within the coin's field. The circumferential legend reads ELIZABETH • II • DEI • GRA • REGINA • GIBRALTAR •, with the date 2018 appearing in the lower exergue. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH • II • DEI • GRA • REGINA • GIBRALTAR • 2018 • |
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Issued to mark the Royal Air Force's centenary, this Gibraltar half sovereign is one of dozens of commemorative gold pieces the territory has produced under licensing arrangements that allow it to issue coins with no obligation to circulate them. The RAF was formally established on 1 April 1918, created by merging the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service — a bureaucratic consolidation that met considerable inter-service resistance at the time.