2.8 ECU 1996, 1000 Years of Austria [Gibraltar]

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2.8 ECU 1996, 1000 Years of Austria [Gibraltar]
  • Country: Gibraltar
  • Shape: Round
  • Weight: 28.1 g
  • Name: 1000 Years of Austria
  • Metal: Cupronickel (copper-nickel)
  • Composition: Cu-Ni
  • Denomination: 2.8 ECU
  • Currency Unit: ECU
  • Orientation: Coin alignment
  • Reference: KM# 508
  • Diameter: 38.5 mm
  • Reverse
    In the central part, within a circle of heraldic shields, a composition: a knight on a prancing horse. Below it, a double-headed eagle with the year of issue, 1996, and a violin superimposed on it, tied with a ribbon. On the ribbon, an inscription in English: '2.8 ECUS'. Around the edge of the coin, 12 five-pointed stars.
  • Obverse
    In the central part, the right-facing profile of Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In the neck truncation, the letters 'PM' - the mint mark of the Pobjoy Mint, Tadworth. In the left part, along the upper edge of the coin, text in English: 'ELIZABETH II'. On the right - the country name and year of issue: 'GIBRALTAR 1996'. The coin's edge features raised elements in the form of denticles.

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