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1/4 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 description | A crowned Queen Elizabeth II stands in regal attire, depicted full-length and facing forward, posed alongside a large lion at her side. A floral motif occupies the lower portion of the field. The Latin motto is divided across the upper field, with DIRIGIT DEUS to the left and GRESSUS MEOS to the right of the central design, rendered in a highly detailed, relief composition typical of Gibraltar sovereign issues. |
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| Reverse lettering | DIRIGIT DEUS GRESSUS MEOS (Translation: God directs our steps) |
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Gibraltar has issued quarter sovereigns under royal warrant since 1999, occupying a quirky jurisdictional space — the coins are legal tender in Gibraltar but not in the United Kingdom, despite bearing the monarch's effigy and matching the sovereign's traditional 22-carat alloy. The 2021 date places this issue in the final years of the Elizabeth II portrait series, before the transition following her death in September 2022.