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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II 80 Glorious Years - Older Portrait, Platinum
| Issuer | Gibraltar (British Overseas Territories) |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Composition | Platinum (.999) |
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| Obverse description | Truncated effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the George IV State Diadem, rendered in the mature Maklouf portrait style. The legend ELIZABETH II GIBRALTAR arcs around the upper field, with the date 2006 positioned below. The portrait presents the Queen in a composed, regal aspect with fine hair detail and diadem prominently rendered. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II GIBRALTAR 2006 |
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Gibraltar's commemorative output in the mid-2000s was prolific to the point of controversy — the territory issued dozens of crown-sized pieces annually, many struck in multiple metal variants, targeting the collector market rather than any circulation need. This platinum version of the 2006 eightieth birthday issue is among the rarer metal variants from that program, platinum strikes typically produced in very small quantities against much larger silver runs.
The "older portrait" designation refers to the Raphael Maklouf effigy, used on Gibraltar coinage into the 2000s well after most Commonwealth territories had transitioned to the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait adopted following the 1997–1998 Royal Mint changeover.