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5 Pence - Elizabeth II Barbary Macaque, smaller bust
| Issuer | Gibraltar |
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| Year | 2012-2013 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | A Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus) is depicted centrally on the reverse, with the numeric denomination appearing above and the spelled-out value below the primate. The design references Gibraltar's famous colony of Barbary macaques, believed to have been introduced from the African Atlas Mountains by the Moors approximately one thousand years ago. On Type 2 examples, the numeral appears at the top with the lettering positioned beneath the ape. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Gibraltar's circulating coinage has long featured the Barbary macaque population of the Rock — one of the only wild primate populations in Europe, long rumored to guarantee British sovereignty so long as they remain. The "smaller bust" designation distinguishes this from the earlier, larger-effigy version of the same type, a transition driven by a standardization effort across Gibraltar's decimal series rather than any royal warrant change.
The 2012–2013 window coincides with Gibraltar's broader coinage redesign period. KM#1101 is the updated reference.