Issued as part of Gibraltar's long-running commemorative crown program, this piece marks the 2013 bicentenary of Queen Victoria's birth. Gibraltar has produced commemorative crowns in considerable volume since the 1970s, targeting the collector market rather than circulation — most are struck to proof or brilliant uncirculated standard and never reach a cash register.
KM#1507 is gold-plated copper-nickel, a format that proliferated across British Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories from the 1990s onward as a low-cost alternative to silver issues.
Issued as part of Gibraltar's long-running commemorative crown program, this piece marks the 2013 bicentenary of Queen Victoria's birth. Gibraltar has produced commemorative crowns in considerable volume since the 1970s, targeting the collector market rather than circulation — most are struck to proof or brilliant uncirculated standard and never reach a cash register.
KM#1507 is gold-plated copper-nickel, a format that proliferated across British Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories from the 1990s onward as a low-cost alternative to silver issues.