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1 Crown - Elizabeth II Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock
| Issuer | Gibraltar Government |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Currency | Crown Coinage (1967-date) |
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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, depicting the quartered shield supported by a crowned lion guardant to the left and a unicorn in chains to the right, surmounted by a royal crown. The shield incorporates the traditional quarterings for England, Scotland, and Ireland, with the motto scroll below. The circumferential legend reads ELIZABETH II D.G. REGINA GIBRALTAR, with the date 2021 continuing the inscription, and ONE CROWN positioned along the lower arc, all in raised Latin lettering separated by raised dots. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a colourised photographic portrait of Elvis Presley in his iconic dancing pose from the 1957 film Jailhouse Rock, depicted in black and white against a background of jail cell bars. Surrounding the central image are gold-plated relief elements including a vintage microphone held in a hand to the right, a vinyl record at lower centre bearing the facsimile signature Elvis Presley in cursive script, and decorative musical note motifs and sheet music scrolls to the left, all rendered in gold-toned finish contrasting with the monochrome central image. |
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Gibraltar has issued commemorative crowns under royal warrant since the 1970s, and its licensing agreements with major entertainment estates have made it a prolific source of pop-culture coinage. The Elvis Presley estate granted rights for this series marking what would have been Presley's 86th year. "Jailhouse Rock" was recorded at Radio Recorders in Hollywood in April 1957 and released as the title track of the MGM film of the same year — it hit number one on the Billboard pop, R&B, and country charts simultaneously, a commercial sweep almost without precedent at the time.