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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Votes for Women
| Issuer | Gibraltar |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Composition | Silver (.925) |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II GIBRALTAR 2009 RDM |
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| Reverse lettering | VOTES FOR WOMEN FIVE POUNDS WOMEN'S SOCIAL & POLITICAL UNION |
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Gibraltar has issued commemorative five-pound pieces for virtually every conceivable occasion, but this 2009 silver marks the centenary of the 1909 Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act — the legislation that first permitted women to stand as Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom, a separate and frequently overlooked milestone from the better-known 1918 suffrage victory. The distinction matters: women could be elected to Westminster two years before most of them could legally vote to put anyone there.