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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Eurofighter over map, Silver Proof
| Issuer | Government of Gibraltar |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#770a |
| Obverse description | Effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, rendered in Ian Rank-Broadley's fourth definitive portrait, depicting the Queen wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara. The engraver's initials 'IRB' appear below the truncation. The legend 'GIBRALTAR ELIZABETH II' arcs around the upper periphery, with the date '1998' positioned at the base of the field. The portrait is set against a deeply mirrored proof field. |
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| Mint | (PM) Pobjoy Mint, Surrey, United Kingdom (1965-2023) |
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Gibraltar has issued commemorative coinage aggressively since the 1990s, targeting the collector market rather than circulation, and this piece fits squarely in that program. The Eurofighter — developed jointly by the UK, Germany, Spain, and Italy under the Eurofighter GmbH consortium — was still years from operational service in 1998, with RAF deliveries not beginning until 2003. Commemorating an aircraft not yet in squadron use was an unusual choice, even for a territory with strong British military ties.
The RAF maintains a presence at RAF Gibraltar, which operates one of the shortest commercial and military runways in the world at roughly 1,800 metres.