Gibraltar has issued annual Christmas 50 pence pieces since 1988, making this one of the longest-running thematic coin series from any British Overseas Territory. The program was partly a revenue exercise targeting collectors rather than circulation, though the coins are legal tender and occasionally turn up in change on the Rock.
Gibraltar has issued annual Christmas 50 pence pieces since 1988, making this one of the longest-running thematic coin series from any British Overseas Territory. The program was partly a revenue exercise targeting collectors rather than circulation, though the coins are legal tender and occasionally turn up in change on the Rock.