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1/4 Sovereign - Elizabeth II 90th Birthday, Gold Proof
| Issuer | Government of Gibraltar |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Engraver(s) | Raphael David Maklouf |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRA · REGINA · GIBRALTAR · 2016 · |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Gibraltar has issued coins under royal warrant since the 18th century, but its sovereign-format gold pieces occupy an unusual legal space — they are legal tender in Gibraltar yet never circulate, produced almost entirely for the collector market. The 90th birthday issue fits squarely into the Pobjoy Mint's long-running contract with the Gibraltar government, a commercial relationship that has generated hundreds of commemorative types since the 1970s.
The quarter-sovereign format itself was revived by the Royal Mint in 2009 for the UK series. Gibraltar's adoption of the specification follows that template almost exactly — 22-carat gold, sub-2g weight — making it a direct competitor to Royal Mint product on the collector shelf.