We are officially a quarter the way through our calendar run, and today we make a trip to Europe. Queen Lizzie, yet again, makes an appearance as today we got a 5p coin from Gibraltar.
Featuring Queen Elizabeth on the obverse with the date below, the reverse has the coins value displayed below a representation of the Da de Noche flower, also known as the Night Blooming Jessamine.
The flower is native to the West Indies, but has become naturalised in other parts of the world. Mainly in tropical and sub-tropical regions. It releases a sweet perfume like aroma at night, which is very good at attracting moths and bats to the flower. In some countries it is seen as an invasive species and classed as a weed, New Zealand being the forefront of this thought.
Numismatic Exploits 