Gibraltar's decision to issue Trafalgar commemoratives carried particular local weight — the battle was fought just 40 miles from the Rock, and Gibraltar itself served as the harbor where Nelson's body was returned to Britain preserved in a cask of brandy following his death on 21 October 1805. The 2005 date on early strikes marks the battle's bicentennial.
KM#1073 ran through 2011, well past the commemorative window, suggesting steady demand from both local circulation and the tourist trade the territory has always relied upon.
Gibraltar's decision to issue Trafalgar commemoratives carried particular local weight — the battle was fought just 40 miles from the Rock, and Gibraltar itself served as the harbor where Nelson's body was returned to Britain preserved in a cask of brandy following his death on 21 October 1805. The 2005 date on early strikes marks the battle's bicentennial.
KM#1073 ran through 2011, well past the commemorative window, suggesting steady demand from both local circulation and the tourist trade the territory has always relied upon.