Coinage of Gibraltar: British Overseas Territory Since 1713
May 08, 2019
4 minutes
By Fred Glueckstein
Gibraltar is located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance to the Mediterranean. It is bordered to the north by Spain and has an area of 2.6 square miles. The Rock of Gibraltar dominates its landscape. At its foot is Gibraltar’s only city, named Gibraltar, which is home to over 30,000 people, primarily Gibraltarians.
I had an enjoyable time visiting this British Overseas territory with my wife, Eileen. Particularly, seeing up close what are commonly called the Barbary Apes that live on the upper Rock. Actually, the Barbary Apes are not apes but Macaques (Macaca sylvanus), which are tailless monkeys. Seeing
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