Gibraltar has issued commemorative crowns with remarkable frequency since the 1970s, and by 2012 the territory had produced dozens of Elizabeth II jubilee pieces — this being one of several tied to the Diamond Jubilee cycle marking sixty years since the 1953 Coronation. The silver-plated copper-nickel construction places it firmly in the non-circulating collector market, struck for retail rather than any monetary function.
KM#1498 is one of multiple Gibraltar crown variants from this same jubilee program, each distinguished by subject within the series.
Gibraltar has issued commemorative crowns with remarkable frequency since the 1970s, and by 2012 the territory had produced dozens of Elizabeth II jubilee pieces — this being one of several tied to the Diamond Jubilee cycle marking sixty years since the 1953 Coronation. The silver-plated copper-nickel construction places it firmly in the non-circulating collector market, struck for retail rather than any monetary function.
KM#1498 is one of multiple Gibraltar crown variants from this same jubilee program, each distinguished by subject within the series.