Issued in anticipation of Elizabeth II surpassing Victoria's record of 63 years and 216 days on 9 September 2015, this piece marks one of the more precisely datable commemorative triggers in modern British minting history. Gibraltar has long exploited its Crown dependency status to produce commemorative coinage for the British collector market, and this issue sits firmly in that tradition.
Issued in anticipation of Elizabeth II surpassing Victoria's record of 63 years and 216 days on 9 September 2015, this piece marks one of the more precisely datable commemorative triggers in modern British minting history. Gibraltar has long exploited its Crown dependency status to produce commemorative coinage for the British collector market, and this issue sits firmly in that tradition.