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Lot 616: A Collection of UK and Gibraltar Gold-Plated Commemorative Medals and Coins
A collection of commemorative medals and coins featuring various British royal, military, and historical themes. The group includes gold-plated copper base metal items presented in protective plastic capsules, many accompanied by technical certificates from the Windsor Mint.
A large commemorative medal features a colour pad-printed obverse of Jesus surrounded by biblical scenes, inscribed in Latin NON NOBIS DOMINE, NON NOBIS, SED NOMINI TUO DA GLORIAM and IHS. The reverse, titled TRINITAS, depicts the Holy Trinity in relief under the header CIVITAS VATICANA.
The collection includes a 70mm Gibraltar 10 Pounds commemorative dated 2016, featuring a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and a miniature pad-printed replica of a 1995 Gibraltar 10 Pound banknote. Other significant items include a First World War Centenary medal (1918-2018), a 75th Anniversary of WWII medal (1939-2014), and two One Crown coins from Gibraltar dated 2023 featuring King Charles III.
Further medals commemorate British currency, including a 10 Shilling Banknote commemorative (2010) and a Five Pound White Note commemorative. A smaller medal celebrates Princess Diana, inscribed THE PEOPLE’S PRINCESS and DIEU DEFEND LE DROIT. The items are struck to a proof-like finish with mirrored fields and frosted relief.
Technical specifications from certificates:
Large Jesus Medal: 100 mm, 376 g, 2015.
Gibraltar 10 Pound: 70 mm, 110 g, 2016.
WWI Centenary: 70 mm, 110 g, 2018.
10 Shilling Banknote: 50 mm, 54 g, 2010.
WWII 75th Anniversary: 40 mm, 32 g, 2014.
A large commemorative medal features a colour pad-printed obverse of Jesus surrounded by biblical scenes, inscribed in Latin NON NOBIS DOMINE, NON NOBIS, SED NOMINI TUO DA GLORIAM and IHS. The reverse, titled TRINITAS, depicts the Holy Trinity in relief under the header CIVITAS VATICANA.
The collection includes a 70mm Gibraltar 10 Pounds commemorative dated 2016, featuring a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and a miniature pad-printed replica of a 1995 Gibraltar 10 Pound banknote. Other significant items include a First World War Centenary medal (1918-2018), a 75th Anniversary of WWII medal (1939-2014), and two One Crown coins from Gibraltar dated 2023 featuring King Charles III.
Further medals commemorate British currency, including a 10 Shilling Banknote commemorative (2010) and a Five Pound White Note commemorative. A smaller medal celebrates Princess Diana, inscribed THE PEOPLE’S PRINCESS and DIEU DEFEND LE DROIT. The items are struck to a proof-like finish with mirrored fields and frosted relief.
Technical specifications from certificates:
Large Jesus Medal: 100 mm, 376 g, 2015.
Gibraltar 10 Pound: 70 mm, 110 g, 2016.
WWI Centenary: 70 mm, 110 g, 2018.
10 Shilling Banknote: 50 mm, 54 g, 2010.
WWII 75th Anniversary: 40 mm, 32 g, 2014.
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