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© Yurek70
1 Crown - Elizabeth II "The Final Problem"
1994 year| Copper-nickel | 28.28 g | 38.6 mm |
| Issuer | Gibraltar (British Overseas Territories) |
|---|---|
| Queen | Elizabeth II (1952-2022) |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Year | 1994 |
| Value | 1 Crown (0.25) |
| Currency | Crown Coinage (1967-date) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 28.28 g |
| Diameter | 38.6 mm |
| Thickness | 3 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-10-08 |
| Numista | N#47554 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 81% |
Reverse
Sherlock and Moriarty falling to their "death"
Script: Latin
Lettering:
100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
THE
FINAL
PROBLEM
1
CROWN
Edge
Reeded
Comment
Sherlock Holmes, the remarkable detective based in Victorian London, has to be one of the best known and most enduring fictional characters of all time. He wvas first introduced to the public in 1887, in serialised stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The stories were narrated by another fictional character, Dr Watson, who was Holmes' loyal companion and biographer.Conan Doyle managed to inspire such feeling for Holmes in his readers that the character's 'death' in 1894 caused a public outcry. As a consequence, the author felt obliged to 'resurrect' Holmes soon afterwards in a story whose Centenary this set of coins was to commemorate.
Appropriately, Sherlock Holmes was something of a numismatist and is desbribed as owning a collection of coins in ‘The Musgrave Ritual'.
There is also a strong connection with Gibraltar: see coin number 6, 'The Mary Celeste', and the book by Sam Benady 'Sherlock Holmes in Gibraltar – the true solution to the mystery of the –Mary Celeste'. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is also known to have visited the ‘Rock’.
The coins were issued in Cupro Nickel, Sterling Silver and 1/5oz Fine 999.9 Gold. The portrait of Sherlock Holmes was also available in 1/2oz Fine Silver and in CuNi in a colour pack.
This coin depicts an extract from the story published in 1894, in which Holmes appears to meet his match in the shape of the ruthless Professor Moriarty. Coin shows Holmes, struggling with the professor, who is about to send the detective tumbling over a ravine.
Interesting fact
The 1994 Gibraltar 1 Crown coin featuring Elizabeth II ("The Final Problem") has a unique feature - it has a Sherlock Holmes theme. The coin's design depicts a scene from the famous Sherlock Holmes story, "The Final Problem," where Holmes battles his arch-nemesis, Professor Moriarty, at Reichenbach Falls. This coin was issued to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the story's publication.
