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1 Crown - Elizabeth II D - Day Landing
| Issuer | Gibraltar Government |
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| Year | 1999 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, depicted in the third definitive portrait modelled by Raphael David Maklouf. The Queen wears the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, a pearl drop earring, and a pearl necklace, with the truncation of her draped bust visible at the lower field. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left periphery and GIBRALTAR · 1999 along the right, all within a finely beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | Central field depicts a dynamic scene commemorating the D-Day landings of 6 June 1944, showing Allied soldiers disembarking from a landing craft onto the Normandy beach under fire, rendered in fine relief. The inscription D·DAY appears in the lower central field beneath the main scene. Flanking the central composition are two upright laurel branches. The arc legend THE WORLD AT WAR curves along the upper periphery, while the denomination 1 CROWN is inscribed along the lower periphery, all within a beaded border. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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