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1 Crown - Elizabeth II Coronation 1937
| Issuer | Gibraltar Government |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Value | 1 Crown (0.25) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a finely detailed coronation scene commemorating the 1937 crowning of Queen Elizabeth as Queen Consort during the coronation of King George VI. Three robed ecclesiastical figures are shown: the Archbishop of Canterbury placing the crown upon the seated Queen Consort, flanked by assisting clergy in richly embroidered vestments. The date 1937 appears in the upper field above the central scene. The arc legend THE LIFE OF QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER encircles the upper periphery, with the inscription CROWNED QUEEN CONSORT appearing below the scene and the denomination 1 CROWN at the base, all separated by decorative cross motifs. |
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| Reverse lettering | THE LIFE OF QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER 1937 CROWNED QUEEN CONSORT 1 CROWN |
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This piece commemorates the 1953 coronation of Elizabeth II — not 1937, which was the coronation of George VI. The date in the name is a cataloging anomaly worth noting: the "1937" designation likely traces to a series numbering convention or a shared obverse die grouping rather than any genuine historical connection to that year. Gibraltar's Government Printer has issued commemorative crown-sized pieces under licensing arrangements with the Royal Mint since the 1970s, producing parallel issues to those struck for British territories.
The .925 silver version sits alongside a base metal counterpart in the same KM sequence.