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1 Crown - Elizabeth II Flypast, Silver plated
| Issuer | Gibraltar |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | Central field depicts a formation flypast of three historic Royal Air Force aircraft from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight: a large Avro Lancaster heavy bomber occupies the centre of the composition, flanked and escorted by two Supermarine Spitfire fighter aircraft, all shown in flight against a background of stylised clouds. The legend HISTORY OF THE RAF · Battle of Britain Memorial Flight is inscribed along the upper periphery, with FLYPAST in the lower field and ONE CROWN along the bottom rim, separated by decorative dots. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Gibraltar's commemorative crown program has long operated as a revenue-generating exercise rather than a response to any genuine monetary need, with issues like this one produced almost entirely for the collector and souvenir market. The 2008 flypast subject references the RAF aerial displays that have been a fixture of Gibraltar's National Day and ceremonial occasions, tied directly to the territory's status as a British Overseas Territory with an active military presence at the Rock.
Silver-plated copper-nickel — not to be confused with the .999 silver strikes sometimes issued in parallel — these pieces circulated nowhere and were never intended to.