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As the heading goes, this site is dedicated to Hybrid banknotes only. This is a very specialised area of collections and in general, Hybrid banknotes are usually printed on high denominations or the top end of currency of a country. However despite saying this, there are few exceptions where Hybrid banknotes are printed on an entire series. I believe there are less than 300 pieces of Hybrid banknotes issued so far (including reprints), and apart from one or two pieces, the rest are still obtainable to collectors.


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10 August, 2011

Gibraltar - 100 Pounds 2011

One Hundred Pounds
Brief Description
Commissioner of Currency - Mr Dilip Dayaram Tirathdas
Dimensions – 163mm x 90mm
Prefix number series - A/AA
Date on Note - 1.1.2011 (Released 11.5.2011)

Obverse
The £100 has a mauve colour scheme, with the image of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the front. This is the third country/colony to have issued a Hybrid note with the image/portrait of the Queen (Fiji - 2007 and Bermuda - 2009). Queen Elizabeth The Second (Elizabeth Alexander Mary) was born on the 21 April 1926. She ascended to the British throne on 6 February 1952 following the death of her father King George Vl (1895-1952). Queen Elizabeth is married to prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and they both have four children.

Reverse
On the reverse, the main design is the King’s Bastion stands at the center of the medieval seawall that protected the old City. It was fortified by General Boyd (who is buried in the Bastion) in 1773 in time for it to play a key role in the defense of Gibraltar during the Great Siege. Gibraltar’s first electricity generating plant was sited in the courtyard of the Bastion. The Generating Station was demolished to give way to today’s leisure center, a stunning innovative use for a historical military fortification.

2 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 11, 2011 at 3:32 AM

    Yes, indeed a good way to preserve the country's heritage :)

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  2. meAugust 11, 2011 at 8:46 PM

    Hi WhyCollect

    Not to mention, expensive note too LOL!

    ReplyDelete

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