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1 Crown - Elizabeth II World War I - Glamis, Silver Proof
| Issuer | Gibraltar Government |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Value | 1 Crown (0.25) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, modelled by Raphael David Maklouf, wearing the George IV State Diadem and a pearl drop earring with a pearl necklace. The truncation is bare and the portrait is rendered in high relief against a deeply mirrored proof field. The legend ELIZABETH II is inscribed along the left rim and GIBRALTAR 1999 along the right, with the engraver's initials RDM appearing below the truncation. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A finely detailed scene depicting Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in 1918, portrayed in period dress, alongside a wounded veteran of the First World War, evoking her wartime service at Glamis Castle where she assisted in the care of convalescing soldiers. The composition is framed within the coin's inner border, with the commemorative legend arranged around the periphery identifying the subject and the denomination. |
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