Gibraltar 5 pence world coin monkey Unc

Century 20th Century
Type Coin
Issuer Gibraltar (British Overseas Territories)
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 1998-2003
Value 5 Pence
0.05 GIP = INR 6.38
Currency Pound (decimalized, 1971-date)
Composition Copper-nickel
Weight 3.25 g
Diameter 18 mm
Thickness 1.9 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number N#7659
Obverse Bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right
Reverse Barbary macaque and Gibraltar candytuft, denomination. The famous monkey (Macaca sylvanus) originates from the African Atlas mountains and was probably brought to Gibraltar 1000 yrs ago by the moors.