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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II First Flight on Concorde
| Issuer | Government of Gibraltar |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Third effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Raphael David Maklouf, depicting a crowned and draped bust facing right, wearing a pearl drop earring and a pearl necklace. The Queen is shown wearing the George IV State Diadem, rendered in fine detail. The legend ELIZABETH II curves along the left rim and GIBRALTAR along the upper right, with the date 2006 at lower right; the engraver's initials RDM appear in the lower field. A fine dentilled border frames the design. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A detailed engraving depicting the Concorde supersonic airliner, shown in three-quarter view with its characteristic ogival delta wing and drooped nose, parked on the tarmac with a passenger boarding stairway deployed at the forward door. Two figures, representing Queen Elizabeth II and an escort, are shown descending the stairs, with partial livery lettering RITISH visible on the fuselage. A framed cartouche in the lower left field bears the commemorative date NOV 2 1977. The curved legend QUEEN ELIZABETH II FIRST FLIGHT ON CONCORDE arcs around the upper rim, with the denomination FIVE POUNDS at the base, flanked by raised dots. |
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