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1 Crown - Elizabeth II WW1 Sea
| Issuer | Government of Gibraltar |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Composition | Copper-nickel |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the George IV State Diadem, pearl drop earrings, and a pearl necklace, as modelled by Raphael David Maklouf. The truncation of the bust is draped, and the engraver's initials 'RDM' appear at the base. The legend 'ELIZABETH II' arcs along the left periphery and 'QUEEN OF GIBRALTAR' along the right, all within a beaded inner border. The date '2014' is inscribed in the lower exergue. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Issued as part of Gibraltar's extensive World War I centenary commemorative program, this crown marks the naval dimension of the conflict — a theater often overshadowed by the Western Front in popular memory, despite the Royal Navy's critical role in maintaining the blockade that slowly strangled German war production. Gibraltar itself sat at the chokepoint between Atlantic and Mediterranean, and its garrison lived the naval war as a daily operational reality rather than a distant headline.