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5 Sovereigns - Elizabeth II Coronation Jubilee - Coat of Arms
| Issuer | Gibraltar Government |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Currency | Pound (decimalized, 1971-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the George IV State Diadem, as designed by Raphael David Maklouf. The sovereign's portrait is rendered in high relief with fine drapery detail at the shoulder. A circular legend surrounds the portrait, and the date appears below the bust in the lower field. The initials RDM, attributing the engraver, appear truncated below the portrait. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II DEI GRA REGINA GIBRALTAR RDM 2018 |
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Gibraltar's coin program has long operated as a commercial venture more than a monetary one, with the territory's government licensing designs through intermediaries and targeting the collector market almost exclusively. This 2018 five-sovereign piece marks the dual occasion of the coronation anniversary and is struck to the same fineness as British sovereigns — a deliberate alignment with the Royal Mint's historic standard that Gibraltar has maintained across its gold sovereign series since the 1990s.