PMG's Featured Note of the Month: Gibraltar 1995 20 Pounds

Posted on 10/18/2022

This banknote issued by the British territory at the western end of the Mediterranean celebrates Admiral Nelson's victory at Trafalgar.



Gibraltar / British Administration 1995 £20 graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ Click images to enlarge.

Country: Gibraltar / British Administration

Catalog Number: Pick# 27a

Date: 1995

Denomination: £20

Varieties: Pick# 27s is a Specimen.

What makes it special? This banknote celebrates Admiral Horatio Nelson's victory at the Battle of Trafalgar, which happened October 21, 1805. Nelson led a British fleet against a joint French-Spanish one during the Napoleonic wars. He was mortally wounded, but his victory helped ensure Great Britain's control of the seas.

Did you know? Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory that was ceded as part of the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713. It is strategically located near the southern tip of Spain and the western end of the Mediterranean Sea. It had an important role in the Battle of Trafalgar, which occurred about 25 miles west. The back of the note shows Nelson's flagship, the HMS Victory, returning to Gibraltar.

Total graded by PMG: As of September 2022, the PMG Population Report has graded 198 examples of Pick# 27a and four Pick# 27s Specimens.

PMG median grade: PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ for Pick# 27a and PMG 67 Superb Gem Uncirculated EPQ for the Specimens, where three of the four notes reside

PMG highest graded: The highest-graded is PMG 69 Superb Gem Uncirculated EPQ.

Sales highlights: Heritage Auctions sold a Pick# 27a graded PMG 67 Superb Gem Uncirculated EPQ in April 2018 for $114. Stack's Bowers sold one also graded PMG 67 Superb Gem Uncirculated EPQ in May 2021 for $95.

PMG Registry: This note is part of three sets. The Gibraltar, 1914-Date, Issued Notes is led by KSAUSA's Gibraltar Complete Set, which includes a Pick# 27a graded PMG 67 Superb Gem Uncirculated EPQ. The Gibraltar: Queen Elizabeth II, 1975-Date, Issued Notes is led by Alan Collection Malaysia's Gibraltar QEII - Set, which includes a Pick# 27a graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ. The Gibraltar, 1914-Date, Specimen is led by Alan Collection Malaysia's Gibraltar Specimen Set, which includes a Pick# 27s graded PMG 67 Superb Gem Uncirculated EPQ.

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