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1 Crown - Elizabeth II Octopus, fish and coral, Silver Proof
| Issuer | Gibraltar |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Currency | Crown Coinage (1967-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing truncated effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the George IV State Diadem, as designed for Commonwealth coinage. The legend ELIZABETH II GIBRALTAR arcs above along the rim, with the date 1998 and the Pobjoy Mint initials RDM PM positioned in the field. The portrait is rendered in fine relief against a mirror-polished proof field. |
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| Reverse description | A detailed underwater scene dominates the reverse field, depicting a large octopus with sinuous, sucker-lined tentacles sprawling across a coral reef bed, accompanied by a tropical fish rendered in high relief swimming amid branching coral formations and scattered air bubbles. The commemorative legend YEAR OF THE OCEAN arcs along the upper rim, while the denomination 1 CROWN appears in two lines at the base of the design. The composition is naturalistic and finely engraved, consistent with Pobjoy Mint's proof production standards for the 1998 International Year of the Ocean series. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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