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2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Churchill - Blood, Toil, Tears, Gold plated
| Issuer | Government of Gibraltar |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Value | 2 Pounds |
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| Obverse description | Fourth-generation effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, rendered in high relief after the design by Ian Rank-Broadley, depicting the Queen wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara with elegantly styled hair. The engraver's initials IRB appear below the truncation. The surrounding legend reads QUEEN ELIZABETH II · GIBRALTAR along the upper arc, with TWO POUNDS 2015 along the lower arc, all set against a polished gold-plated field with a reeded outer rim. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Facing bust portrait of Sir Winston Churchill in high relief, depicted in later life wearing a suit with a bow tie and displaying a medal decoration, identified as the Order of Merit, at his chest. To the left of the portrait, arranged in an arc, is the famous 1940 speech quotation BLOOD, TOIL, TEARS AND SWEAT in incuse lettering within the inner field. The legend SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL arcs across the upper border, while the dates 1874–1965 appear along the lower arc, commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of Churchill's death. |
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