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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Fall of Berlin
| Issuer | Gibraltar |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Currency | Pound (decimalized, 1971-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the George IV State Diadem and a pearl necklace, after the effigy designed by Raphael David Maklouf. The engraver's initials RDM appear on the truncation. The legend ELIZABETH II is inscribed along the left field, with GIBRALTAR and the date 2005 distributed along the right, all within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | A dynamic commemorative scene depicting Soviet soldiers raising the red flag in the foreground, evoking the iconic imagery of the Fall of Berlin in 1945. Behind them, the Reichstag building is rendered in detail, with a T-34 tank positioned in the middle ground. The denomination FIVE POUNDS appears along the lower field, and the commemorative title FALL OF BERLIN is inscribed across the upper portion of the design. A colorized Soviet flag forms the focal point of the composition. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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