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' This routine will display a list of items, one line per call. Required parameters are:
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' item_num Item number of the item being sold
' item_description Description of item being sold
' item_price Price of item being sold
' display_style not used
' display_mode 4 types of modes are allowed; R = Regular, S = Sold out, O = Special Order, N = Not available
' minqty minimum quantity that can be ordered
' background 1 or 0, used to alternate lines between grey back ground and no background for ease of reading table
function table_list_100_percent(ByVal item_num, ByVal item_description, ByVal item_price, ByVal display_style, ByVal display_mode, ByVal minqty, ByVal background)
minqty_field = "Min=" & minqty
If background = 1 then table_background = "#99CCFF" else table_background = "#FFFFFF" end if
if item_price = .95 then display_mode = "O" end if
if item_price = .97 then display_mode = "O" end if
bookmark = item_num
%>
<% end function %>
Gibraltar
Silver Cherubs
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All
coins have a denomination of 1
Royal, which is no longer used as a
unit of currency in Gibraltar.
About 350 years ago, the Royal - or
Ryal as it was popularly called -
departed from the realm of British
coinage at the time of the demise of
King Charles I. Following a long
and bitter civil war, the
"roundheads" looked with great
disfavor on all things bearing the
proud title "Royal". Since then,
this denomination has been primarily
used on bullion coins made from
Silver, Gold, or Platinum.
These coins have become extremely
collectible. Each coin contains one
ounce of .999 fine silver in proof
condition and has a yearly mintage
of only 50,000 world wide. The coins
have frosty raised areas and
mirrored backgrounds that look black
when photographed. Each coin
comes in a red leatherette case with
COA. All Cherubs now come in a red
leatherette collector case. |
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2003 Gibraltar Silver
Cherub
The
sixth coin in the Cherub Angel
series was issued in 2003.
This issue is based on 'the Sistine
Madonna' by Raphael Sanzio that
hangs in the Dresden Museum in
Germany and features the Madonna
from behind a curtain and the
darling angels leaning on the
balustrade at the painting base.
Raphael (1483-1520) became one of
the greatest and most famous
painters during the Italian
Renaissance and is generally
considered to be one of the most
popular artists of all time.
The
reverse of the coin features an
effigy of Queen Elizabeth II. |
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call table_list_100_percent("SIL-IM-CHE-2003-PRF", "One ounce 2003 Gibraltar Silver Cherub", 33.95, "S","O", 1, 1)
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2001 Gibraltar Silver
Cherub
The fourth coin in
the Cherub Angel series was issued
in 2001, and is based on a drawing
by an unknown artist who was a
follower of Francois Boucher, the
most successful French painter of
his time and the favorite artist of
Louis XV and his mistress Madame
Pompadour, and master of the elegant
decorative style known today as
Rococo. Literally translated, 'Amorini'
means 'little loves' and the two
cherubs on this delightful coin
certainly fit that description. One
of the cherubs is reaching skywards
while the other is pointing upwards
with one hand and holding a torch in
the other. The reverse of the coin
features an effigy of Queen
Elizabeth II. |
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call table_list_100_percent("SIL-IM-CHE-2001-PRF", "One ounce 2001 Gibraltar Silver Cherub", 33.95, "S","O", 1, 1)
%>
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2000 Gibraltar Silver
Cherub
The third coin in the
Cherub Angel series was issued in
2000, and is based on the painting
"The Birth of Venus" by Alexandre
Cabanel, which hangs in the Musee
d'Orsay, Paris, France. Cabanel's
beautiful painting shows five
child-like angels floating above
Venus, and this coin captures two of
the five cherubs from the painting.
Alexandre
Cabanel (1823-1889) was born in
Montpellier, France. "The Birth of
Venus" was painted in 1863, and is
his best known work. The original
painting was purchased by the
emperor Napoleon III, who gave
Cabanel several prestigious
commissions. The reverse of the coin
features an effigy of Queen
Elizabeth II. |
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call table_list_100_percent("SIL-IM-CHE-2000-PRF", "One ounce 2000 Gibraltar Silver Cherub", 33.95, "S","R", 1, 1)
%>
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1999
Gibraltar Silver Cherub
The second coin in
the Cherub Angel series was issued
in 1999, and is based on the
painting "Heads of Angels" by Sir
Joshua Reynolds, which was painted
in 1787 and hangs in the Tate
Gallery in London. This beautiful
painting features the faces of five
child-like angels, and this coin
captures four of the five cherubic
faces from the painting. The image
of the painting can best be
described as "gentle" with the
cherubic faces surrounded by their
wings and swirling clouds. The
reverse of the coin features an
effigy of Queen Elizabeth II. |
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call table_list_100_percent("SIL-IM-CHE-1999-PRF", "One ounce 1999 Gibraltar Silver Cherub", 33.95, "S","R", 1, 1)
%>
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1998
Gibraltar Silver Cherub
The first coin in
the Cherub Angel series was issued
in 1998. The
reverse of the coin features an
effigy of Queen Elizabeth II. This
is a VERY rare issue. |
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call table_list_100_percent("SIL-IM-CHE-1998-PRF", "One ounce 1998 Gibraltar Silver Cherub", 39.95, "S","R", 1, 1)
%>
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