Catalog
10 Pounds - Elizabeth II
| Issuer | Government of Gibraltar |
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| Year | 1975-1986 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | GOVERNMENT OF GIBRALTAR ISSUED BY THE UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE CURRENCY NOTE ORDINANCE CAP 39 CURRENCY NOTES ARE LEGAL TENDER IN GIBRALTAR FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT TEN POUNDS GIBRALTAR FINANCIAL AND DEVELOPMENT SECRETARY MONTE CALPE INSIGNIA £10 |
| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by a detailed intaglio vignette of the Governor's Residence (The Convent), a neoclassical two-storey building set among trees, rendered in shades of blue against a fine guilloche underprint. The denomination £10 appears in the upper right corner and lower left, with TEN POUNDS inscribed below the central vignette. A decorative guilloche border with scalloped edges frames the entire design. |
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Gibraltar's currency has always been a political statement as much as a financial instrument. Britain retained full control of the territory's note issue through this period, and these notes were produced by De La Rue under direct Crown authority — not through any local banking intermediary. The series ran across more than a decade and three signature variants, with Creswell signing only the 1975 issue before Blanshard took over for both the 1978 and 1986 dates.
The 1986 date coincides with Spain's renewed diplomatic pressure over sovereignty, the same year Spain entered the EEC — a development that complicated Gibraltar's own trading relationship with Europe for years afterward.