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1 Crown - Elizabeth II 60 Glorious Years - 80th Birthday 2006
| Issuer | Gibraltar |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Value | 1 Crown (0.25) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, as modelled by Raphael David Maklouf, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara. The truncated bust is draped, with the Queen's hair styled in characteristic waves. The circumferential legend reads 'ELIZABETH II' to the left and 'QUEEN OF GIBRALTAR' to the right, separated by a beaded border. The date '2012' appears in the lower exergue. |
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| Edge | Milled |
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Gibraltar's commemorative crown program has long operated as a revenue-generating exercise aimed squarely at collectors rather than circulation, and this issue is squarely in that tradition. The "60 Glorious Years" and "80th Birthday" designations refer to separate events — the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II's accession and her 2006 birthday — awkwardly bundled onto a coin dated 2012, six years after the birthday it ostensibly marks.
The silver plating over copper-nickel places it firmly in the souvenir tier, not the bullion or proof collector market.