1/2 Crown - Elizabeth II 90th Birthday

€1.00
IssuerGibraltar
Year2016
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value1/2 Crown (0.125)
CurrencyCrown Coinage (1967-date)
CompositionSilver (.999) plated copper-nickel
Weight14.6 g
Dimensions32.00 mm
Thickness2.17 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Raphael David Maklouf FRBS FRSA NDD
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#1567
Obverse descriptionPortrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Royal Diamond Diadem facing right, (90th Birthday effigy).
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse lettering. ELIZABETH 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)
EdgeMilled
Mint
Mintage2016  - Brilliant Uncirculated - 500 000
Catalog ID4155722190
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