Gibraltar

Gibraltar

British colony (1713-1983), British Overseas Territory (1983-present)

Location: Southern Iberia

Capital City: Gibraltar

Government type: British Dependency

Main languages: English, Llantio, Spanish

Main religions: Catholic Christianity, Protestant Christianity, Sunni Islam, Judaism

Note: Spain claims Gibraltar in its entirety, and attempted to retake it during two sieges in the 18th century. The formal claim to Gibraltar dates from around 1969, when Spain closed the border.

Chronology

1704: English forces occupy Gibraltar during the War of the Spanish Succession

1713: Spain cedes Gibraltar to Britain

1964: Self-government granted

Currency

Real (1802-1861)

1 Real = 24 Quartos

Pound (1914-1971)

1 Pound = 20 Shillings = 240 Pence

Pound (1971-present)

1 Pound = 100 Pence

Coins from Gibraltar in the collection

•2 Quartos, 1810 (King George III (1760-1820), copper, KM#Tn4.1) Robert Keeling token

•2 Quartos, 1842 (Queen Victoria (1837-1901), copper, London mint, KM#3)

•1 Penny, 2000 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), bronze-plated steel, Pobjoy Mint (Tadworth), KM#773)

•1 Penny, 2004 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), bronze-plated steel, Tower Mint (London), KM#1046) Commemorative: 300th Anniversary of British rule (barbary macaque)

•1 Penny, 2024 (King Charles III (2022-present), copper-plated steel, Tower Mint (London)

•2 Penny, 2004 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), copper-plated steel, Tower Mint (London), KM#1044) Commemorative: 300th Anniversary of British rule (Keys of Gibraltar)

•2 Penny, 2024 (King Charles III (2022-present), copper-plated steel, Tower Mint (London)

•5 Penny, 2004 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), coupronickel, Tower Mint (London), KM#1049) Commemorative: 300th Anniversary of British rule (1969 Constiturion Order)

•10 Penny, 1995 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, Pobjoy Mint (Tadworth), KM#112)

•10 Penny, 2004 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), coupronickel, Tower Mint (London), KM#1047) Commemorative: 300th Anniversary of British rule (Operation Torch)

•10 Penny, 2007 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, London mint, KM#1082)

•20 Penny, 2004 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), coupronickel, Tower Mint (London), KM#1048) Commemorative: 300th Anniversary of British rule (Neanderthal skull)

•50 Penny, 1990 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, Pobjoy Mint (Tadworth), KM#39)

•50 Penny, 1997 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, Pobjoy Mint (Tadworth), KM#606) Commemorative: Christmas

•50 Penny, 2004 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), coupronickel, Tower Mint (London), KM#1050) Commemorative: 300th Anniversary of British rule (Battle of Trafalgar)

•1 Pound, 2004 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), nickel brass, Tower Mint (London), KM#1051) Commemorative: 300th Anniversary of British rule (Great Siege)

Banknotes from Gibraltar in the collection

•10 Shilling, 1942 (King George VI (1936-1952), P#14b)