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1 Crown - Elizabeth II Somme 1916
| Issuer | Government of Gibraltar |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Currency | Crown Coinage (1967-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II QUEEN OF GIBRALTAR 2014 RDM |
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| Reverse lettering | SOMME 1916 ONE CROWN |
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Issued on the centenary run-up to the Battle of the Somme, this Gibraltar crown is one of dozens of commemorative pieces the territory has produced marking WWI anniversaries — a prolific series that began well before 2016's main commemorations. The Somme itself, launched on 1 July 1916, produced approximately 57,470 British casualties on its opening day alone, still the single worst day of losses in British military history.
Gibraltar's role as a Crown dependency has made it a persistent issuer of British commemorative themes with no direct territorial connection to the events honored.