Gibraltar - Crowns 1980 '175th Anniversary of Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson's death' (4 different) - Silver

On offer: four 1980 Gibraltar sterling silver crown coins, KM# 12a, silver (0.9250), 28.28 g (0.9975 oz.) weight, actual silver weight 0.841030 troy oz., 38.8 mm (1.53 in.) diameter.

The coin was struck to commemorate the 175th anniversary of Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson's death at the battle of Trafalgar, where the British fleet decisively defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet. Nelson was shot by a French sniper on the warship Redoubtable which was engaged in close combat with the HMS Victory, where Nelson was commanding the English fleet.