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10 Pounds - Elizabeth II
| Issuer | Government of Gibraltar |
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| Year | 1975-1986 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Reverse lettering | £10 TEN POUNDS |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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Gibraltar's currency has always been a political statement as much as a financial instrument. Britain retained full control of the territory's note issue through this period, and these notes were produced by De La Rue under direct Crown authority — not through any local banking intermediary. The series ran across more than a decade and three signature variants, with Creswell signing only the 1975 issue before Blanshard took over for both the 1978 and 1986 dates.
The 1986 date coincides with Spain's renewed diplomatic pressure over sovereignty, the same year Spain entered the EEC — a development that complicated Gibraltar's own trading relationship with Europe for years afterward.