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1/5 Crown - Elizabeth II James Dean
| Issuer | Gibraltar Government |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Currency | Crown Coinage (1967-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, depicted wearing the George IV State Diadem, drop earrings, and a pearl necklace, after the third definitive portrait by Raphael David Maklouf. The legend ELIZABETH II runs along the left field, with GIBRALTAR and the date 1996 arcing along the right periphery. A fine dentilated border frames the entire design. The engraver's initials RDM appear in small relief near the truncation. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II GIBRALTAR · 1996 RDM PM |
| Reverse description | Full-length portrait of American actor James Dean depicted in a casual standing pose, leaning slightly against a post with his hands in his pockets, dressed in jacket, jeans, and boots. To the left of the figure the inscription JAMES DEAN appears in bold relief, flanked by his birth and death years 1931 and 1955 to the right. The circumferential legend reads · 1895 · CENTENARY OF THE CINEMA · 1995, commemorating the centenary of cinema, with the denomination 1/5 CROWN inscribed at the base alongside the fineness mark 999.9 Au. |
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