1 Crown - Elizabeth II Elizabeth I - Tilbury 1558 The Armada Speech

€1.00
IssuerGibraltar
Year2003
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value1 Crown (0.25)
CurrencyCrown Coinage (1967-date)
CompositionCopper-nickel
Weight28.28 g
Dimensions38.8 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Ian Rank-Broadley
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#1126
Obverse descriptionBust of Elizabeth II facing right
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringELIZABETH II GIBRALTAR 2003 IRB
Reverse descriptionQueen Elizabeth I, watched by English soldiers and with part of the English Fleet in the background, arriving on her white horse at Tilbury to deliver her famous speech to the English Forces prior to the defeat of the Spanish Armada
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringTILBURY 1558 THE ARMADA SPEECH QUADRICENTENNIAL OF THE LIFE OF ELIZABETH 1558–1603 1 CROWN
EdgeReeded
Mint(PM)
Pobjoy Mint, Surrey, United
Kingdom (1965-2023)
Mintage2003  - -
Catalog ID5869696690
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