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1/25 Crown - Elizabeth II Raymond Dart and Taung Skull
| Issuer | Gibraltar Government |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Value | 1/25 Crown (0.01) |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II GIBRALTAR 1998 RDM PM |
| Reverse description | Left-facing portrait bust of paleoanthropologist Raymond Dart occupies the left portion of the field, depicted in mature age wearing a suit and tie, his gaze directed toward the Taung Child skull positioned to his right. The hominid fossil skull is rendered in fine detail in the right field, with the inscription THE TAUNG SKULL 1924 appearing above it. The curved legend EVOLUTION OF MANKIND runs along the outer border, while a horizontal panel in the lower field bears the inscription RAYMOND DART 1893-1988, with the denomination 1/25 OZ CROWN inscribed below. |
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| Mintage | 1998 PM - Proof - 15,000 |
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