Rock of Gibraltar - Gibraltar
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N 36° 08.150 W 005° 20.800
30S E 288845 N 4001565
The Rock of Gibralter...icon for the Prudential Insurance Company and one of the Pillars of Hercules.
Waymark Code: WMHBC1
Location: Gibraltar
Date Posted: 06/19/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member fi67
Views: 33

Wikipedia (visit link) informs us:

"The Rock of Gibraltar ... is a monolithic limestone promontory located in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar, off the southwestern tip of Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. It is 426 m (1,398 ft) high. The Rock is Crown property of the United Kingdom, and borders Spain. Most of the Rock's upper area is covered by a nature reserve, which is home to around 250 Barbary macaques. These macaques, as well as a labyrinthine network of tunnels, attract a large number of tourists each year.

The Rock of Gibraltar was one of the Pillars of Hercules and was known to the Romans as Mons Calpe, the other pillar being Mons Abyla or Jebel Musa on the African side of the Strait. In ancient times the two points marked the limit to the known world, a myth originally fostered by the Phoenicians."

The Rock is featured on this 1995 50-Gibraltar Pound note. It depicts British Prime Minister Winston Churchill on the right with the airport and planes in front of the Rock on the left with the phrase: "Spitfires at the North Front 1942"

This website shows the note and mostly discusses Churchill (visit link)
Money Issuing Country: Gibraltar

Currency: Gibralter Pound

Denomination: 50

Date of Issue: 01/01/1995

Type of Money: Bank note

Relevant Website: [Web Link]

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