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1 Crown - Elizabeth II E.T.
| Issuer | Gibraltar |
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| Year | 1996 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central depiction of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, the iconic alien character from Steven Spielberg's 1982 film, shown as a bust-length figure with his characteristic elongated neck, large expressive eyes, and one hand raised with a glowing fingertip. The inscription E.T. appears to the right of the figure in the field. The denomination 1 CROWN is displayed in a recessed panel at the bottom of the design. The curved legend CENTENARY OF THE CINEMA arcs along the upper rim, flanked by the commemorative dates · 1895 · to the left and · 1995 · to the right, marking the centenary of cinema. |
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Gibraltar's 1990s crown series leaned heavily on royal and patriotic themes, and this piece was issued to mark the 70th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II. Gibraltar's dependency status gives it an unusual numismatic position — it issues its own coinage under Crown authority but is neither fully British nor fully independent, producing a steady stream of commemoratives aimed squarely at the collector market rather than circulation.
KM#473 is one of several Gibraltar crowns from this period sharing the same planchet specification as the UK's commemorative issues of the era.