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10 Pounds - Elizabeth II Battle of Waterloo
| Issuer | Gibraltar |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Value | 10 Pounds |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Facing busts of Napoleon Bonaparte (left) and the Duke of Wellington (right) confronted in the central field, with a commemorative monument or column depicted in the background between them. Two crossed sabers appear below the portraits, symbolizing the clash of the two commanders at the Battle of Waterloo. The commemorative legend 'THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO' is inscribed along the upper periphery, with the bicentennial dates '1815-2015' below. |
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Gibraltar has issued commemorative gold in this format with some regularity, and the Waterloo bicentennial of 2015 prompted several mints across Europe to produce collector pieces. The battle itself ended Napoleon's Hundred Days — his return from Elba in March 1815 — and his final abdication came just four days after the June 18th defeat. Wellington reportedly described the outcome as "the nearest-run thing you ever saw in your life."