History of Gibraltar the narrowest points in the Mediterranean, only from the coast of Morocco in North Africa. Its position on the bay makes it an advantageous natural anchorage for ships. As one writer has put it, "whoever controls Gibraltar also controls the movement of ships into and out of the Mediterranean. In terms of military and naval power, few places have a more strategic location than Gibraltar." The territory's area measures only . Most of the land area is occupied by the steeply sloping Rock of Gibraltar which reaches a height of . The town of Gibraltar lies at the base of
South African Mint South African Mint The South African Mint is a privately owned mint in South Africa responsible for minting all coins of the South African rand on behalf of the South African Reserve Bank. Located in Centurion, Gauteng province near Pretoria, the mint manufacturers coins and planchets for both domestic and international markets. Following the discovery of gold in the South African Republic causing the 1886 Witwatersrand Gold Rush, the country's President Paul Kruger decided to establish a national mint which was established in 1890 and opened on July 6, 1892 in Pretoria. A few years later the country was occupied