1 Crown - Elizabeth II 1993

Weight

28.28 g

Diameter

38.6 mm

Thickness

NA

Material

Copper-nickel

Shape

Round

Edge Type

Reeded

Technique

Milled

Front design

Right facing uncouped bust of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the George IV State Diadem, legend and date around

Back design

WWII Warship HMS Ark Royal

Year of Minting

1993

Queen

Elizabeth II (1952-2022)

Mint location

(PM) Pobjoy Mint , Surrey, United Kingdom (1965-2023)

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

Medal alignment ↑↑

Inscriptions

Obverse: ELIZABETH II GIBRALTAR · 1993 RDM PM Reverse: 1 CROWN WARSHIPS OF WORLD WAR II H.M.S. ARK ROYAL

Context

The career of HMS Ark Royal was short but very active. Launched on the 13th of April 1939, HMS Ark Royal was the third ship to bear the same name. With a speed of 32 knots, she was one of the fastest aircraft carriers of its class and the 800ft flight deck would accommodate torpedo carrying Swordfish biplanes and Skua fighter planes. HMS Ark Royal saw action in almost every sea in the world, and notably provided crucial support to the convoys braving the perilous Mediterranean routes between Malta and Gibraltar. It was one such mission, some 30 miles from Gibraltar, where she received the punishing blows from two torpedoes that would eventually lead her 1,000 fathoms down to the bottem of the sea in 1941. It was one of Ark Royal's skilled pilots who maneged to set the steering gear of the German battleship Bismark out of action and so set the scene for that vessel's eventual destruction.

Rarity

Rare

Coin type

Non-circulating

In circulation

Yes

Demonetized

No

Marketplace listings

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