5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Tariq ibn Ziyad

Issuer Gibraltar (British Overseas Territories)
Year 1995
Type Standard circulation banknote
Value 5 Pounds
Currency Pound (decimalized, 1971-date)
Composition Paper
Size 135 × 70 mm
Shape Rectangular
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Reference(s) P#25
Obverse description Queen Elizabeth II, and the arms of Gibraltar
Obverse lettering GOVERNMENT OF GIBRALTAR CURRENCY NOTES ARE LEGAL TENDER IN GIBRALTAR FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT FIVE POUNDS STERLING UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE CURRENCY NOTES ORDINANCE FINANCIAL AND DEVELOPMENT SECRETARY 1ST JULY 1995
Reverse description Moorish Castle and Tariq ibn Ziyad, Muslim commander who led the Islamic Umayyad conquest of Visigothic Hispania in 711–718 A.D. He led a large army and crossed the Strait of Gibraltar from the North African coast, consolidating his troops at what is today known as the Rock of Gibraltar.
Reverse lettering GOVERNMENT of GIBRALTAR FIVE POUNDS STERLING
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Numisquare ID 3501651900
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