1 Pound - Elizabeth II 1967 Referendum Anniversary

1 Pound - Elizabeth II (1967 Referendum Anniversary) - obverse1 Pound - Elizabeth II (1967 Referendum Anniversary) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Gibraltar (British Overseas Territories)
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Circulating commemorative coin
Year 2017
Value 1 Pound
1 GIP = USD 1.26
Currency Pound (decimalized, 1971-date)
Composition Nickel brass
Weight 9.50 g
Diameter 22.50 mm
Thickness 3 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
145884
References KM# 1590
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

50th Anniversary of the 1967 Referendum

Series: Referendum Anniversary

Obverse

Right facing couped bust of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the George IV State Diadem, legend and date around

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II · D · G · REGINA · GIBRALTAR · 2017
PM

Unabridged legend: Elizabeth II Dei Gratia Regina

Translation: Elizabeth the Second by the Grace of God Queen

Reverse

The coat of arms of the Government of Gibraltar which combines that of Her Majesty’s Government and Gibraltar’s own coat of arms. HM Government of Gibraltar coat of arms consists of a quartered shield of which the first and fourth quarters show the passant guardian lions of England. The second quarter features the rampant lion and double treasure Flory counterflory of Scotland and in the third a harp for Ireland. The crest is a guardian lion wearing the St Edward’s Crown and the dexter supporter is a likewise crowned English lion. The sinister is a Scottish unicorn. Gibraltar coat of arms consists of an escutcheon and a three-towered castle under which hangs a golden key.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE REFERENDUM
- ONE POUND -
DIEU ET MON DROIT

Translation: DIEU ET MON DROIT = God and My Right

Edge

Three sections each of plain and milled

Mint

Mintmark of Pobjoy Mint (PM) Pobjoy Mint, Surrey, United Kingdom (1965-2023)

Marks

AA Die letters AA, Pobjoy Mint
AB Die letters AB, Pobjoy Mint
BA Die letters BA, Pobjoy Mint

Comments

This £1 coin was released in 2017 to commemorate 50 years since the 1967 Referendum for the people of Gibraltar to determine whether they wished to pass under Spanish sovereignty in accordance with the terms proposed by the Spanish Government to Her Majesty’s Government on 18 May 1966. Or to voluntarily retain the link with Britain, with democratic local institutions and with Britain retaining its existing responsibilities.

The Referendum took place on 10 September 1967. On a turnout of 95.8%, 12,138 people voted to remain British and only 44 voted for Gibraltar to become a part of Spain. This was the first time that the Gibraltarians had been given the choice and encouraged to exercise it. They spoke with devastating clarity.

This Gibraltar 1 pound coin has a slight variation of the UK Royal Coat of Arms on its reverse. Where the UK version has a Rose, Thistle, Shamrock & Leek underneath the Shield this Gibraltar version of the Coat of Arms has a Fortress. According to legend the Scottish unicorn is a dangerous beast therefore the heraldic unicorn is chained. The significance of the keys is that they have come to symbolise the possession of the Fortress by Great Britain since the capture of The Rock in 1704.

The mintark is to the bottom left of the shield of arms.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
2017 PM AA $ 1.90 $ 2.70 $ 4.10 $ 5.40 68%
2017 PM AB $ 2.40 $ 4.90 22%
2017 PM BA $ 3.30 23%

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