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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Mulberry Harbours-Colored Poppy
| Issuer | Gibraltar |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Diameter | 38.6 mm |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the George IV State Diadem and a pearl necklace with drop earring, modeled by Raphael David Maklouf. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left field, GIBRALTAR along the upper right, and the date 2004 appears at lower right. The engraver's initials RDM are visible in the lower field beneath the portrait. A beaded border frames the entire design. |
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| Reverse lettering | MULBERRY HARBOURS FIVE POUNDS |
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Mulberry Harbour was the codename for the prefabricated temporary harbour system towed across the Channel and assembled off the Normandy beaches following the D-Day landings of June 1944. Two were built — one at Arromanches for the British, one at Omaha Beach for the Americans. The American structure was destroyed within days by a severe storm on June 19th; the British harbour at Arromanches handled over 2.5 million men and 500,000 vehicles before it was decommissioned.
Gibraltar issued prolifically in this period for the commemorative collector market rather than circulation. The colored poppy element follows a format the Royal Mint had pioneered in 1999.