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10 Pounds - Elizabeth II D-Day, Gold Proof
| Issuer | Gibraltar |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Weight | 155.5 g |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II GIBRALTAR 2004 RDM |
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| Reverse lettering | D-DAY JUNE 6TH 1944 TEN POUNDS |
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Gibraltar's decision to issue commemorative gold in this format placed it among a small group of Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories that effectively used numismatic programs as a primary revenue stream by the 2000s — the coins were never intended to circulate and the territory's relationship with the Royal Mint and private producers like Pobjoy made these large-format proofs a regular fixture of the collector market.
D-Day commemoration by 2008 marked the 64th anniversary — an odd interval, chosen neither for a round number nor an obvious milestone, suggesting the release date was driven more by production scheduling than historical significance.