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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Outbreak WWI - Sea, Gold Proof
| Issuer | Government of Gibraltar |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, modelled by Raphael David Maklouf, wearing the George IV State Diadem and a pearl drop earring with a pearl necklace visible at the truncation. The portrait is rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished field and is surrounded by a beaded inner border. The circumferential legend reads ELIZABETH II to the left and QUEEN OF GIBRALTAR to the right, with the date 2014 appearing in the lower field below the portrait. The engraver's initials RDM are incused at the lower left of the bust truncation. |
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| Reverse description | The central field depicts a detailed relief scene of First World War naval vessels at sea, showing large warships with gun turrets, masts, funnels, and flags rendered in a stylised engraved composition, with stylised wave forms in the lower field beneath the hulls. The upper arc of the coin bears the legend FIRST WORLD WAR in a curved arrangement, below which the dates 1914-1918 appear on a separate line, followed by the word CENTENARY. The denomination FIVE POUNDS is inscribed in two lines in the lower portion of the field. The design is framed by a fine reeded border. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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