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50 Pounds - Elizabeth II Grand Casemates Square
| Issuer | Government of Gibraltar |
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| Year | 2010-2019 |
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| Size | 157 × 85 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of Queen Elizabeth II in three-quarter portrait, rendered against a fine guilloche underprint in shades of red and pink. The Government of Gibraltar coat of arms appears to the upper right, with the denomination £50 printed in large numerals at upper right and lower left. A facsimile signature of the Commissioner of Currency and the issue date appear at lower centre, with the serial number printed vertically at left and horizontally at lower right. |
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| Reverse description | Aerial vignette of Casemates Square, Gibraltar's main public square, rendered in fine intaglio line work at centre-right, with the Rock of Gibraltar visible in the background. A large stylised script inscription 'Gibraltar' arches across the upper portion of the note over a curvilinear guilloche design in red and pink tones. The numeral 50 appears in bold at lower centre beneath the square vignette, with the denomination lettering placed vertically at right. |
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Gibraltar's banknotes are legal tender only on the Rock itself — sterling is accepted interchangeably in practice, which means local notes circulate in an unusually compressed geographic area and rarely travel far enough to accumulate serious wear. The 50 Pounds denomination in particular turns over slowly; most residents simply use UK notes for large transactions, giving this issue an oddly low effective circulation rate despite being a current series.
De La Rue printed this series at Overton, Hampshire. The P#38 designation covers a date range spanning nearly a decade, so signature combinations matter when distinguishing earlier from later printings.