2000 Apples Of Hesperides Two Pound Circulated Labours Of Hercules Gibraltar Coin
Collectable 2000 [Gibraltar](file:///buy-coins/gibraltar/) [Two Pound](file:///buy-coins/2-two-pounds/) coin from the popular [Labours of Hercules](file:///buy-coins/circulated/1997-2000-hercules-2-gibraltar-set/) collection, featuring the legend of the Apples of Hesperides. These coins celebrate Hercules' eleventh labour and show his quest for the immortality-granting fruit, guarded by the serpent Ladon and the Hesperides nymphs. Hercules tricked Atlas into fetching them by briefly taking on the weight of the heavens himself. - These British Overseas Territories £2 coins were issued for [circulation](file:///buy-coins/circulated/) with a bi-metallic finish - They feature [Ian Rank-Broadley](file:///blog/ian-rank-broadley/)'s portrait of [Queen Elizabeth II](file:///buy-coins/elizabeth-ii/) on their obverse - The series was made by the [Pobjoy Mint](file:///buy-coins/pobjoy-mint/), which is why coins feature a 'PM' mint mark