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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Gibraltar Chronicle 200 Years
| Issuer | Gibraltar |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Value | 5 Pounds |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, showing the Queen with a diademed and draped bust. The legend GIBRALTAR is inscribed along the upper left rim and ELIZABETH II along the upper right rim, with the date 2001 appearing at the lower left. The engraver's initials IRB appear truncated below the portrait at the lower right. |
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| Reverse description | Central design depicting a dramatic naval battle scene featuring multiple tall ships under full sail, evoking the Battle of Trafalgar. A banner in the upper field bears the inscription THE GIBRALTAR CHRONICLE above the scene. The legend BICENTENARY OF THE CHRONICLE curves along the upper rim, while FIVE POUNDS is inscribed in the lower exergue. The inscription TRAFALGAR 1803 appears beneath the central scene, referencing the historical context of the newspaper's bicentenary. |
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| Mintage | 2001 PM |
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