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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II 2004 Summer Olympics - USA
| Issuer | Gibraltar |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Technique | Milled, Colored |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing truncated effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the George IV State Diadem, as designed by Raphael David Maklouf. The portrait is rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished proof field. The issuer name and date appear as a continuous legend around the periphery, with the engraver's initials RDM visible below the truncation. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a dynamic scene of basketball players in action, with the Statue of Liberty prominently rising in the centre background, evoking an American setting. The upper legend reads RETURN TO ATHENS in curved lettering, commemorating the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. Below the central device, the inscription UNITED STATES appears flanked by four years denoting the USA's previous Olympic gold-medal performances in basketball: 1904 and 1932 to the left, 1984 and 1996 to the right. At the bottom, a selectively coloured enamel American flag is depicted in red, white, and blue, with the denomination FIVE POUNDS inscribed in the exergue beneath. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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