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1 Crown - Elizabeth II Barbarossa
| Issuer | Gibraltar |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Value | 1 Crown (0.25) |
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| Obverse description | Third-portrait effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the George IV State Diadem and a pearl drop earring with pearl necklace, as modelled by Raphael David Maklouf. The truncation of the draped bust is visible at the lower field. The legend arcs around the periphery, reading ELIZABETH II to the left and GIBRALTAR 1999 to the right, all within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central field depicting a scene commemorating Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, featuring multiple German Panzer tanks advancing in the foreground against a background of ruined buildings and a globe suggesting the vast theatre of war. A rectangular cartouche bearing the inscription BARBAROSSA appears below the central design. Flanking the central motif are two laurel branches. The series title THE WORLD AT WAR arcs along the upper legend and the denomination 1 CROWN is inscribed along the lower periphery, all within a beaded border. |
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