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1 Pound - Elizabeth II Neanderthal Skull - Type 2
| Issuer | Gibraltar Government |
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| Year | 2009-2013 |
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| Value | 1 Pound |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing truncated effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the George IV State Diadem, as modelled by Raphael David Maklouf. The legend 'ELIZABETH II QUEEN OF GIBRALTAR' arcs around the upper periphery, with the date below, flanked by the designer's initials 'RDM'. A beaded border frames the design. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II QUEEN OF GIBRALTAR RDM 2012 |
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Gibraltar has produced an unusual number of naturalist and archaeological issues tied to the territory's own prehistory — the Forbes' Quarry skull, found in Gibraltar in 1848, was actually the first adult Neanderthal specimen ever discovered, predating the Neandertal valley find by eight years, though it went unrecognized as such for decades. This coin commemorates that connection. The "Type 2" designation distinguishes it from the earlier issue by a modification to the effigy of Elizabeth II, transitioning to the fourth Rank-Broadley portrait introduced across British dependent territories in the early 2000s.