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1 Crown - Elizabeth II History of Powered Flight
| Issuer | Gibraltar Government |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Value | 1 Crown (0.25) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing truncated effigy of Queen Elizabeth II adorned with the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, rendered in the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait style. The sovereign's bust occupies the central field, with the issuer name GIBRALTAR and the regal title ELIZABETH II arcing around the upper periphery. The date 2003 appears in the lower field flanking the portrait. The design is executed in fine relief with a plain inner field surrounding the effigy. |
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| Obverse lettering | GIBRALTAR • ELIZABETH II IRB 2003 |
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Gibraltar's commemorative program in the early 2000s was prolific to the point of saturation, issuing crowns for virtually every centenary that could be commercially justified. The 2003 centenary of the Wright Brothers' flight at Kitty Hawk was one of the more globally recognized pegs for such issues, shared by dozens of mints and issuing authorities that year.
KM#1040 is one of several Gibraltar crowns released simultaneously under the powered flight theme, each pairing a different aircraft with the series.