Issued to mark Queen Elizabeth II's 80th birthday, this is one of the largest gold coins Gibraltar has produced — a 5-troy-ounce piece struck in 22-carat gold. Gibraltar has long used large commemorative issues to generate revenue rather than circulation coinage, and the Crown Dependency relationship with the United Kingdom makes royal milestone coins a reliable commercial proposition for the Gibraltar government's licensing arrangements with private minting firms.
KM#1288a distinguishes the gold version from the silver strikes in the same series, both produced by the Pobjoy Mint under contract.
Issued to mark Queen Elizabeth II's 80th birthday, this is one of the largest gold coins Gibraltar has produced — a 5-troy-ounce piece struck in 22-carat gold. Gibraltar has long used large commemorative issues to generate revenue rather than circulation coinage, and the Crown Dependency relationship with the United Kingdom makes royal milestone coins a reliable commercial proposition for the Gibraltar government's licensing arrangements with private minting firms.
KM#1288a distinguishes the gold version from the silver strikes in the same series, both produced by the Pobjoy Mint under contract.