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1 Crown - Elizabeth II Sir Francis Chichester, Gold Proof 9ct
| Issuer | Pobjoy Mint |
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| Year | 1981 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Reverse description | Facing three-quarter portrait bust of Sir Francis Chichester, depicted wearing his characteristic peaked cap and spectacles, rendered in high relief against the field. To the left of the portrait, a detailed sailing vessel — evoking his famous yacht Gipsy Moth IV — is shown under sail. The encircling legend reads 'INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE DISABLED SIR FRANCIS CHICHESTER · ONE CROWN ·', with the engraver's name visible in small text at the lower right of the portrait. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Francis Chichester completed his solo circumnavigation via the clipper route in 1967, arriving back in Plymouth to a reception that drew an estimated quarter-million spectators. The voyage, completed in nine months and one day aboard Gipsy Moth IV, earned him a knighthood administered dockside at Greenwich with the same sword Elizabeth I had used to knight Francis Drake in 1580. The commemorative Crown was first issued in cupro-nickel in 1967; this 1981 Pobjoy restrike in 9-carat gold represents a later collector issue rather than an original commemorative pressing.