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1 Crown - Elizabeth II First Man on the Moon - Saturn Rocket
| Issuer | Government of Gibraltar |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Raphael Maklouf; Reverse: Norman Sillman |
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| Reverse description | Central depiction of the Saturn V rocket on its launch pad, shown in fine relief with the mobile service structure and launch tower flanking the vehicle to the right, and billowing exhaust clouds at the base. The full Moon is visible in the left field against a textured sky background, evoking the historic Apollo 11 mission of July 1969. The circumferential legend 25th ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST MAN ON THE MOON arcs around the upper and left periphery within a raised border, while the denomination 1 CROWN appears in two lines at the lower centre of the field. |
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| Mintage | 1994 |
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Gibraltar has issued commemorative crowns with notable frequency since the 1970s, exploiting its status as a British Overseas Territory to produce coins that circulate legally but are clearly aimed at the collector market. This 1994 issue marks the 25th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing, a subject covered by dozens of mints worldwide that year. Nothing distinguishes Gibraltar's treatment of the theme in any historically or numismatically significant way.