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1 Crown - Elizabeth II London Bombings
| Issuer | Government of Gibraltar |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Composition | Copper-nickel |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the George IV State Diadem and a pearl necklace, after the third definitive portrait modelled by Raphael David Maklouf. The truncation of the bust is draped. The legend ELIZABETH II is inscribed along the left rim, with GIBRALTAR and the date 2000 along the upper right, and the engraver's initials RDM appear below the portrait. The field is polished and reflective, with a fine beaded border encircling the entire design. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Gibraltar's decision to issue a commemorative crown in 2000 marking the London Bombings — referring to the IRA campaigns of the 1970s–1990s — reflects the territory's pointed alignment with British identity at a time when the Good Friday Agreement was still new and politically sensitive. The timing was deliberate: peace had been formally declared, and this issue sits within a wave of retrospective commemorations acknowledging the civilian toll of decades of bombings on the mainland.