2 Pounds 1999, 12 Labors of Hercules - The Augean Stables [Gibraltar]

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2 Pounds 1999, 12 Labors of Hercules - The Augean Stables [Gibraltar]
  • Country: Gibraltar
  • Shape: Round
  • Weight: 12 g
  • Name: 12 Labors of Hercules - The Augean Stables
  • Metal: Nickel Silver
  • Bimetal: center - copper-nickel alloy, ring - nickel brass
  • Designation: Cu-Ni-Zn
  • Denomination: 2 pounds
  • Currency unit: Pound
  • Orientation: Medal alignment
  • Summary: KM# 759
  • Diameter: 28.4 mm
  • Reverse
    In the central part, within a dotted circle, a composition: artistic depiction of Hercules with a shovel against the background of the destroyed walls of the stables of Augeas, King of Elis. Below him, the letters 'PM' - the mintmark of the Pobjoy Mint, Tadworth, UK. In the upper and right parts of the coin from him, an inscription in English in three lines: 'THE AUGELAS' STABLES'. Along the edge of the coin, inscriptions in English: 'THE LABOURS OF HERCULES', '2 POUNDS'. Along the arc of the coin's edge - a dotted relief.
  • Obverse
    In the central part, within a circle of dots, the right-facing profile of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland. In the neck truncation, the letters 'IRB' - the designer's mark of Ian Rank-Broadley. To the left, top, and right along the rim, text in English: 'GIBRALTAR ELIZABETH II', at the bottom - the year of issue: 1999. The edge of the coin features relief elements in the form of dots.

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