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1/25 Crown Black Madonna
| Issuer | Government of Gibraltar |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Currency | Crown Coinage (1967-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the Arms of Gibraltar rendered in high relief at the center of the field: a three-towered castle above a key, with the Latin motto MONTIS INSIGNIA CALPE inscribed on a scroll beneath. The legend GIBRALTAR arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 1/25 CROWN and the date 2023 are inscribed along the lower rim. The design is executed in the proof finish characteristic of Gibraltar's commemorative gold issues. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a frontal iconic representation of the Black Madonna of Częstochowa, showing the Virgin Mary in regal, jewel-encrusted vestments holding the Christ Child to her left side. The Christ Child is depicted in similar ornate robes and holds a book, rendered in the Byzantine-icon artistic tradition. A radiant halo of fine lines surrounds the Virgin's crowned head. The legend BLACK MADONNA OF CZĘSTOCHOWA arcs along the upper periphery, and the motto TOTUS TUUS appears at the base of the design in the lower field. |
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The Black Madonna of Częstochowa has been one of the most politically charged religious icons in Polish history — invoked by the Confederacy of Bar in the 1760s resistance against Russian influence, credited by the Polish church with repelling the Swedish siege of Jasna Góra in 1655, and carried symbolically through the Solidarity movement of the 1980s. Gibraltar's decision to issue this coin reflects a long-running commercial strategy of licensing culturally resonant European subjects for fractional gold bullion pieces aimed squarely at the collector market rather than circulation.