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1 Crown - Elizabeth II The Bronte Sisters, Silver Proof

Issuer Gibraltar Government
Year 2001
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Reference(s) KM#969a
Obverse description Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing a tiara, after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, whose initials IRB appear below the truncation. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs across the upper field to the left, GIBRALTAR continues around the upper right, and the date 2001 is inscribed at the lower right. A fine beaded border frames the entire design.
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Obverse lettering ELIZABETH II GIBRALTAR 2001 IRB
Reverse description A group portrait of the three Brontë sisters depicted as draped busts arranged in a triangular composition: Emily prominent and centrally elevated at the top, Anne to the lower left, and Charlotte to the lower right, each individually identified by their name in the field beside them. Two quill feathers flank the lower portion of the design, and a manuscript book is visible among the group. A cartouche below bears the legend THE BRONTE SISTERS, with the numeral 1 enclosed in a circle beneath it, and the denomination CROWN inscribed in the lower exergue. The series title THE VICTORIAN AGE arcs across the upper field.
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