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1 Crown - Elizabeth II Tercentenary
| Issuer | Gibraltar Government |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned and draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II, modelled by Raphael David Maklouf, wearing a pearl drop earring and pearl necklace. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left periphery and GIBRALTAR along the right, with the date 2004 below, all within a beaded border. The engraver's initials RDM appear incuse beneath the truncation of the bust. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II GIBRALTAR 2004 RDM |
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The 2004 date marks the 300th anniversary of Britain's capture of Gibraltar during the War of the Spanish Succession — specifically the assault of August 1–4, 1704, when Anglo-Dutch forces under Admiral George Rooke took the Rock from Spain in under three days. Spain ceded Gibraltar formally under the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713, and has been disputing that cession in varying degrees of diplomatic intensity ever since.