1/2 Crown - Elizabeth II 90th Birthday, Gold plated

€1.00
IssuerGibraltar
Year2016
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value1/2 Crown (0.125)
CurrencyCrown Coinage (1967-date)
CompositionGold (.999) plated copper-nickel
Weight14.14 g
Dimensions32 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Raphael David Maklouf
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#1566
Obverse descriptionPortrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Royal Diamond Diadem facing right, (90th Birthday effigy).
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringELIZABETH II·DEI·GRA·REG·F·D·GIBRALTAR · HALF CROWN · RDM
Reverse descriptionNorth and South shields representing England and Wales with three lions passant. A lion rampant representing Scotland in the East position and to the West a harp represents Ireland. The four quadrants depict the St Edwards crown, encircled by a Latin inscription.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringNOVEM DECENNIIS GLORIOSE PERACTIS · 1926 · 2016 · E II R
(Translation: Nine decades gloriously accomplished)
EdgeReeded
Mint
Mintage2016  - -
Catalog ID9962204260
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