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1 Crown - Elizabeth II 80 Glorious Years 1967-1976
| Issuer | Gibraltar |
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| Year | 2006 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the George IV State Diadem, as designed by Raphael David Maklouf. The portrait is presented in high relief against a flat field. The legend encircles the effigy, reading ELIZABETH II GIBRALTAR 2006, with the engraver's initials RDM appearing below the truncation. |
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| Mintage | 2006 PM |
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Gibraltar's commemorative crown program has long operated as a revenue-generating exercise, producing themed issues with little connection to the territory's monetary needs. This piece marks Elizabeth II's 80th birthday by spanning her life in decade-long segments — a format Pobjoy Mint, Gibraltar's long-standing striking partner, refined into a reliable commercial formula through the 1990s and 2000s.
The 1967–1976 segment covers the period of Britain's difficult entry into the European Economic Community, which Gibraltar residents voted overwhelmingly to resist in their own 1967 referendum, choosing to remain under British sovereignty by 12,138 votes to 44.