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10 Pounds - Elizabeth II Great Siege of Gibraltar
| Issuer | Government of Gibraltar |
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| Year | 2010-2016 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse description | A vignette reproducing John Trumbull's painting 'Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar', illustrating the celebrated episode of the Great Siege of 1779–83, occupies the central field of the reverse. The composition is set against a multicolour guilloche background, with the denomination and thematic inscription placed within the surrounding letterpress legend. |
| Reverse lettering | GOVERNMENT OF GIBRALTAR THE GREAT SIEGE 1779-83 TEN POUNDS STERLING |
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Gibraltar's currency has always been as much political instrument as monetary tool, and this note leans into that openly. The Great Siege of 1779–1783 — when a Franco-Spanish force blockaded the Rock for nearly four years without success — remains the defining event in Gibraltar's self-conception as a British territory. Choosing it as subject matter for a £10 note issued during ongoing sovereignty negotiations with Spain was not an accident.
De La Rue printed the series at their Gateshead facility. Pick 36 spans a six-year issue window, so date varieties exist within the type.