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1 Crown - Elizabeth II Diana Remembered
| Issuer | Government of Gibraltar |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Engraver(s) | Jody Clark (obverse) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the Royal Arms of the United Kingdom rendered in high relief at the centre of the field, displaying the quartered shield with the lions of England, the lion of Scotland, and the harp of Ireland, supported by a crowned lion rampant guardant to the left and a unicorn to the right, with the Gibraltar coat of arms below. The full peripheral legend reads ELIZABETH II · D·G · REGINA · GIBRALTAR · 2021 · ONE CROWN ·, disposed around the entire circumference in raised Latin characters. The design is struck in rose gold-plated proof finish, imparting a warm, lustrous tone to all surfaces. This obverse was engraved by Jody Clark and replaces the traditional portrait effigy with the royal heraldic achievement. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II · D·G · REGINA · GIBRALTAR · 2021 · ONE CROWN · |
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Gibraltar has issued commemorative crowns continuously since the 1970s, and the territory's mint contracts have historically gone to Pobjoy Mint and later the British Royal Mint's commercial partners — producing a volume of themed issues that collectors either embrace or dismiss entirely. This piece falls squarely into that commemorative commercial category, struck twenty-four years after Diana's death in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris. Rose gold plating on copper-nickel is a finishing technique that became fashionable in the 2010s as mints sought to differentiate shelf product without the cost of solid precious metal.