2025 VE Day 80th Anniversary Crown Coin Collection

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 each coin in the collection features original wartime photography with a single letter which spells out the word 'VICTORY', across the full collection.
  • The Gibraltar Coat of Arms is featured on the obverse of the coins.
  • A limited release of 49,999.
  • Produced by Tower Mint London and exclusive to the London Mint Office.
  • Each coin is finished to a proof standard.
  • The collection includes Half Crown, One Crown and Two Crown coins with the first Half Crown coin in the collection being supplied free of charge.
  • 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 coins feature original wartime photography from the VE Day celebrations which took place on 8th May 1945.
  • The reverse of the coins prominently feature letters which spell the word 'VICTORY', across the full coin collection.
  • The reverse of the 'Completer', coins depict the '1939-1945 Star', which is illustrated among a laurel and poppies as a symbol of strength and remembrance.
  • The illustration of the 1939-1945 Star on the reverse of the 'Completer', coins feature the inscription 'THE 1939–1945 STAR', surrounding the cipher 'GRI VI', of King George VI, which is crowned with the heraldic design of the Tudor Crown.
  • The 1939-1945 Star was a British military campaign medal awarded for operational service during World War II.
  • The inscription 'VICTORY IN EUROPE', is featured around the reverse of the 'Completer', coins, above the illustration of the 1939-1945 Star.
  • The obverse of the coins feature the Coat of Arms of Gibraltar.
  • The Latin inscription around the obverse of the coins, '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.
  • Maximum mintage of 49,999.

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