2000 Apples Of Hesperides Two Pound Circulated Labours Of Hercules Gibraltar Coin

Collectable 2000 Gibraltar Two Pound coin from the popular Labours of Hercules 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 with a bi-metallic finish
• They feature Ian Rank-Broadley's portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on their obverse
• The series was made by the Pobjoy Mint, which is why coins feature a 'PM' mint mark