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1 Crown - Charles III Penny Black Stamp
| Issuer | Government of Gibraltar |
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| Year | 2024 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Uncrowned left-facing effigy of King Charles III, sculpted by Martin Jennings, occupying the central field within a raised inner border. The portrait depicts the King in a naturalistic, contemporary style with close-cropped hair and bare neck. The surrounding circular legend reads CHARLES III · D·G·REX · F·D· GIBRALTAR at the top and ONE CROWN · 2024 at the base, all rendered in Latin script in a clean serif typeface. The design conveys regal authority while maintaining a restrained, modern aesthetic consistent with Jennings's official coinage portrait. |
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| Obverse lettering | CHARLES III · D·G·REX · F·D· GIBRALTAR · 2024 · ONE CROWN (Translation: Charles III. By the Grace of God. Defender of the Faith. Gibraltar.) |
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The Penny Black, issued by Britain in May 1840, was the world's first adhesive postage stamp used in a public postal system — a direct result of Rowland Hill's 1837 reform pamphlet arguing that postage rates should be prepaid by the sender and standardized by weight rather than distance. It was replaced within a year by the Penny Red, because the black ink made cancellation marks nearly impossible to detect, allowing stamps to be cleaned and reused.