1 Crown - Charles III The S.S. City of Cairo - Fateful Shot
Features
| Issuer |
Gibraltar
(British Overseas Territories)  |
|---|---|
| King |
Charles III (2022-date)
|
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Year | 2025 |
| Value | 1 Crown (0.25) |
| Currency | Crown Coinage (1967-date) |
| Composition | Silver plated copper-nickel |
| Weight | 28.28 g |
| Diameter | 38.6 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 574043 |
Commemorative issue
The S.S. City of Cairo Remembered
Series: SS City of Cairo
Obverse
Head of King Charles III looking left with inscription, value and date within outer circle
Script: Latin
Lettering:
· CHARLES III · D·G· REX · F·D· GIBRALTAR · 2025
ONE CROWN
Engraver: Raphael David Maklouf
Reverse
Depicts U-68, the U-boat commanded by Karl-Friedrich Merten that delivered the fateful torpedo. Merten is represented in the design
Script: Latin
Lettering:
GOODNIGHT • SORRY FOR SINKING YOU
CITY OF CAIRO
Edge
Reeded
Mint
Tower Mint, London, United Kingdom (1976-date)Comments
The coin was minted to commemorate the deepest treasure recovery in history. Coin is layered in genuine recovered silver with an antique finish.
S.S. City of Cairo lies at a depth of 17,000 feet (5150 m) below sea level. In 1942, with 122 tonnes of Indian Silver Rupees in her hold, the ship was torpedoed by a German submarine and laid there for nearly 71 years.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 49 999 | Antique finish | |||||||||||||
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