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1 Crown - Elizabeth II Homo Sapiens Hunting Mammoth
| Issuer | Gibraltar |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Value | 1 Crown (0.25) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central field depicts a dynamic scene of early Homo sapiens hunters actively spearing a woolly mammoth, illustrating prehistoric human survival and ingenuity. The figures are shown in low relief with expressive postures conveying motion and drama. The upper legend reads 'EVOLUTION OF MANKIND' arcing above the scene, while 'HOMO SAPIENS HUNTING MAMMOTH' appears below, with the denomination '1 CROWN' positioned at the base of the design. |
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Gibraltar's Crown series of the 1990s was a prolific commercial program aimed squarely at the thematic collector market, issuing dozens of designs annually under license arrangements that prioritized breadth over numismatic significance. This prehistoric hunting scene belongs to that output — one of several "ancient history" themed pieces Gibraltar struck during the period.
KM#720 sees relatively little secondary market activity, even by the modest standards of the series.