Issued to mark the 400th anniversary of the death of Elizabeth I in 1603 — though Gibraltar itself was not yet a British possession, having been captured in 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession. The pairing of the two Elizabeths is a deliberate dynastic conceit, Gibraltar having become a consistent venue for commemorative Crown-sized issues throughout the 1990s under the authority of the Gibraltar Government.
KM#619 is part of a broader run of 1997 Gibraltar silver Crowns that appeared in proof and uncirculated finishes, most destined for collector sets rather than circulation.
Issued to mark the 400th anniversary of the death of Elizabeth I in 1603 — though Gibraltar itself was not yet a British possession, having been captured in 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession. The pairing of the two Elizabeths is a deliberate dynastic conceit, Gibraltar having become a consistent venue for commemorative Crown-sized issues throughout the 1990s under the authority of the Gibraltar Government.
KM#619 is part of a broader run of 1997 Gibraltar silver Crowns that appeared in proof and uncirculated finishes, most destined for collector sets rather than circulation.