Coins of the Gibraltar pound

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All Gibraltar coins feature the Queen's head on the obverse
All Gibraltar coins feature the Queen's head on the obverse

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.

Depiction of Gibraltar coinage | Reverse side
£ 0.01 £ 0.02 £ 0.05
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Barbary Partridge Europa Point Lighthouse Barbary macaque
£ 0.10 £ 0.20 £ 0.50
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Europort Our Lady of Europe Bottlenose Dolphins
£ 1.00 £ 2.00
Fortress and Key Labours 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.

[edit] Tercentenary edition

In 2004 the Government of Gibraltar minted a new edition of its coins to commemorate the tercentenary of 300 years 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 Battle of Trafalgar

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