1 Crown - Elizabeth II (Nelson Wounded at Santa Cruz) 2005 front 1 Crown - Elizabeth II (Nelson Wounded at Santa Cruz) 2005 back
1 Crown - Elizabeth II (Nelson Wounded at Santa Cruz) 2005 photo
© Storm

1 Crown - Elizabeth II Nelson Wounded at Santa Cruz

2005 year
Copper-nickel 28.28 g 38.61 mm
Description
Issuer
Gibraltar (British Overseas Territories)
Queen
Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type
Non-circulating coin
Year
2005
Value
1 Crown (0.25)
Currency
Crown Coinage (1967-date)
Composition
Copper-nickel
Weight
28.28 g
Diameter
38.61 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-10-08
References
Numista
N#186590
Rarity index
94%

Reverse

Nelson wounded on a boat.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
1805 TRAFALGAR 2005
ONE CROWN

Engraver: Arjen Perdijk

Edge

Reeded

Interesting fact

The Nelson Wounded at Santa Cruz coin is a non-circulating commemorative coin issued by Gibraltar in 2005 to honor the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, where Admiral Horatio Nelson was fatally wounded. The coin's design features a depiction of Nelson on the obverse and the Santa Cruz Bay on the reverse. It is made of copper-nickel and weighs 28.28 grams.