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1 Crown - Elizabeth II Queen's Birthday - Ceremony of the Keys, Silver Proof
| Issuer | Gibraltar |
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| Year | 1997 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the George IV State Diadem and pearl drop earrings, a pearl necklace, and robes, as modelled by Raphael David Maklouf. The truncation is draped and the portrait is rendered in fine relief against a mirror-polished field. The peripheral legend reads ELIZABETH II to the left and GIBRALTAR · 1997 to the right, with the engraver's initials RDM and the Pobjoy Mint mark PM also present. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II GIBRALTAR · 1997 RDM PM |
| Reverse description | The central field depicts a detailed scene of the Ceremony of the Keys at the gates of Gibraltar, showing a column of uniformed soldiers in plumed helmets marching in procession before a stone gatehouse flying the Union Flag. An oval cameo portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, shown bareheaded and wearing a pearl necklace, is superimposed in the upper left of the composition, with the Rock of Gibraltar visible behind it. The denomination 1 CROWN appears in the exergue, and the curved legend BIRTHDAY OF H.M. QUEEN ELIZABETH II arcs around the upper periphery. |
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