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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Industrial Revolution
| Issuer | Government of Gibraltar |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the George IV State Diadem, with drop earring visible, as modelled by engraver Raphael David Maklouf. The effigy is rendered in high relief against a deeply mirrored proof field, with fine detail in the hair and crown elements. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left periphery, GIBRALTAR along the right, and the date 2009 appears at lower right. The engraver's initials RDM are incused below the truncation of the bust. A fine beaded border encircles the entire design. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Gibraltar's crown-sized commemorative program has long leaned on British historical themes for international collector appeal, and this 2009 issue targets the bicentenary commemorations surrounding James Watt and the broader narrative of eighteenth-century industrialization. The connection to Gibraltar itself is essentially nil — the colony functioned as a naval garrison rather than an industrial center — making this squarely a export-market piece aimed at British and Commonwealth collectors rather than local circulation.