Coins of the Gibraltar pound

Coins of the Gibraltar pound


The British overseas territory of Gibraltar has its own currency, the Gibraltar pound, which is pegged with the Pound sterling at par. As a consequence, the Government of Gibraltar mints its own coins. The coils are made with the same planchets as the UK pound

Depiction of Gibraltar coinage | Reverse side
£ 0.01 £ 0.02 £ 0.05
One pence coin (Gibraltar).jpg
Two pence coin (Gibraltar).jpg
Five pence coin (Gibraltar).jpg
Barbary Partridge
Europa Point Lighthouse
Barbary macaque and
Gibraltar candytuft
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Ten pence coin (Gibraltar).jpg
Twenty Pence coin (Gibraltar).jpg
Fifty pence coin (Gibraltar).jpg
Europort
Our Lady of Europe
Bottlenose Dolphins
£ 1.00 £ 2.00
One pound coin (Gibraltar) reverse.png
Two pound coin (Gibraltar).jpg
Fortress and Key
Pillars of Hercules

The £2 coin has featured a new design every year since its introduction, as it depicts each of the 12 Labours of Hercules.

Tercentenary edition

In 2004 the Government of Gibraltar minted a new edition of its coins to commemorate the tercentenary of British Gibraltar (1704-2004).

£ 0.01 £ 0.02 £ 0.05
Gibraltar Tercentenary 1p coin.jpg
Gibraltar Tercentenary 2p coin.jpg
Gibraltar Tercentenary 5p coin.jpg
Barbary macaque
Keys of Gibraltar
Constitution Order (1969)
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Gibraltar Tercentenary 10p coin.jpg
Gibraltar Tercentenary 20p coin.jpg
Gibraltar Tercentenary 50p coin.jpg
Operation Torch (1942)
Discovery of Neanderthal
skull in Gibraltar (1848)
Battle of Trafalgar (1805)
£ 1.00 £ 2.00
Gibraltar Tercentenary £1 coin.jpg
Gibraltar Tercentenary £2 coin.jpg
Great Siege of Gibraltar
(1779-1783)
Capture of Gibraltar
(1704)

See also

There was also £5 and £2 pound coins issued in the late 1980's


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