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1 Crown - Elizabeth II Queen Mother, Silver Proof
| Issuer | Gibraltar |
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| Year | 1980 |
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| Weight | 28.28 g |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing truncated effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, as modelled by Arnold Machin. The sovereign's portrait is rendered in high relief with fine detail to the hair and jewellery. The legend 'GIBRALTAR ELIZABETH II' arcs around the upper periphery, with the date '1980' appearing in the lower field below the bust. |
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| Obverse lettering | GIBRALTAR ELIZABETH II · 1980 · |
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Struck to mark the Queen Mother's 80th birthday, this Gibraltarian issue appeared the same year as the more widely distributed cupro-nickel version — KM#11 — making the silver proof a deliberately limited parallel release aimed squarely at the collector market rather than circulation. Gibraltar's Government Mint was aggressive in this period about issuing commemorative silver proofs tied to royal milestones, a revenue strategy that became increasingly formulaic through the 1980s.
The Queen Mother turned 80 on August 4, 1980.