2025 VE Day 80th Anniversary Collection ‘Yours & Yearning’ One Crown Proof Gold Coin

Basic Information

  • Produced by Tower Mint London and exclusive to the London Mint Office.
  • Released to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Victory in Europe celebrations, which took place on 8th May 1945.
  • The reverse of the coin features original wartime photography and the letter 'Y', which is used to spell the word 'VICTORY', to complete the full collection.
  • The Gibraltar Coat of Arms is featured on the obverse of the coin.
  • A limited release of 49,999.
  • Produced by Tower Mint London and exclusive to the London Mint Office.
  • Struck in cupro-nickel and layered in 24 carat fairmined gold.
  • 2025 commemorates 80 years since the 'Victory in Europe', or VE Day celebrations which took place on 8th May 1945, in the final months of World War II.
  • The reverse of the coin features original wartime photography taken on VE Day.
  • An original wartime photograph on the reverse of the coin features Sir Winston Churchill giving his ‘This is your Victory’, address on a balcony.
  • A second original wartime photograph on the reverse of the coin depicts infantrymen hearing the news of a better future.
  • The letter 'Y', is featured prominently on the reverse of the coin, which is used to spell the word 'VICTORY', to complete the full coin collection.
  • The obverse of the coin features the Coat of Arms of Gibraltar.
  • The Latin inscription around the obverse of the coin, 'CHARLES III · D · G · REX · F · D · GIBRALTAR ·', an abbreviation from 'CHARLES III DEI GRATIA REX FIDEI DEFENSOR GIBRALTAR', translates as 'Charles the Third, by the Grace of God, King, Defender of the Faith, Gibraltar', followed by the year '2025', in English.
  • The denomination 'One Crown', is displayed on the obverse of the coin, underneath the Coat of Arms of Gibraltar.
  • Maximum mintage of 49,999.

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