1 Crown 1999, The Life of The Queen Mother - Family Portrait 1936 [Gibraltar]

About the object

Country: Gibraltar
Shape: Round
Weight: 28.28 g
Name: The Life of The Queen Mother - Family Portrait 1936
Metal: Cupronickel (copper-nickel)
Composition: Cu-Ni
Denomination: 1 Crown
Currency Unit: Crown
Orientation: Medal alignment
Summary: KM# 841
Diameter: 38.8 mm

Reverse

In the central part, a family portrait of King George VI, Queen Mother Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon with Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret and two corgi dogs. Below is the English text: 'A ROYAL FAMILY', above it - the date: 1936. Around the edge of the coin are inscriptions in English: 'THE LIFE OF QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER', '1 KROWN'.

Obverse

In the central part, the right-facing profile of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In the neck truncation, the letters 'PM' - the mintmark of the British 'Pobjoy Mint' in Tadworth. On the left side, along the edge of the coin, the English text: 'ELIZABETH II', on the right - the country name and year of issue: 'GIBRALTAR 1999'. The coin's edge features raised elements in the form of reeding.