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| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Composition | Gold plated copper |
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| Obverse description | The central field features a full-color applied disc depicting a World War II-era German fighter aircraft in flight against a clouded sky, bearing Luftwaffe markings including a black cross and yellow nose cowling. The gold-plated border carries the dates '1903' and '2003' in raised relief on either side, with a decorative ornamental device at the top. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts in relief five aircraft representing the evolution of aviation, arranged diagonally across horizontal speed lines, from an early biplane through a propeller airliner, a helicopter, a supersonic jet, and a Space Shuttle. The large numeral '100' dominates the upper field, and the legend 'YEARS OF FLIGHT' is inscribed in two lines across the lower exergue. |
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