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1/4 Sovereign - Elizabeth II Falkland Islands Conflict
| Issuer | Government of Gibraltar |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#1645 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central design featuring the Arms of Gibraltar — a crowned castle above a key — set within an oval cartouche surmounted by a fleur-de-lis. The cartouche is superimposed upon a sixteen-point compass star whose radiating points fill the field, evoking themes of navigation and maritime conflict in commemoration of the Falkland Islands Conflict. The overall composition is rendered in high relief against a polished proof field, with no additional legend or lettering present on the reverse. |
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Gibraltar has issued quarter sovereigns continuously since 1999, leveraging its status as a British Overseas Territory to produce legal tender gold coinage outside Royal Mint oversight. This particular piece commemorates the 1982 Falklands conflict, in which Gibraltar itself played a logistical role — the territory served as a staging and resupply point for the naval task force before it moved south into the Atlantic.
The KM#1645 attribution places it within a sprawling Gibraltar commemorative program that has drawn criticism from some catalogers for its volume over selectivity.