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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 poundDepiction of Gibraltar coinage | Reverse side £ 0.01 £ 0.02 £ 0.05 Barbary Partridge Europa Point Lighthouse Barbary macaque and
Gibraltar candytuft£ 0.10 £ 0.20 £ 0.50 Europort Our Lady of Europe Bottlenose Dolphins £ 1.00 £ 2.00 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 Barbary macaque Keys of Gibraltar Constitution Order (1969) £ 0.10 £ 0.20 £ 0.50 Operation Torch (1942) Discovery of Neanderthal
skull in Gibraltar (1848)Battle of Trafalgar (1805) £ 1.00 £ 2.00 Great Siege of Gibraltar
(1779-1783)Capture of Gibraltar
(1704)See also
Types of British coinage Falkland Islands · Gibraltar · Guernsey · Isle of Man · Jersey · St Helena and Ascension · United KingdomThere was also £5 and £2 pound coins issued in the late 1980's
Categories:- Gibraltar stubs
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- Economy of Gibraltar
- Coins by country
- Coins of the United Kingdom
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