50 Pence - Elizabeth II HMS Terror

Features

Issuer British Antarctic Territory (British Overseas Territories)
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 2021
Value 50 Pence
0.50 GBP = USD 0.63
Currency Pound sterling (1991-date)
Composition Copper-nickel (Diamond finish)
Weight 8 g
Diameter 27.3 mm
Thickness 1.78 mm
Shape Equilateral curve heptagon (7-sided)
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
272377
References KM# 43
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

180th Anniversary of the Arrival of HMS Terror in Antarctica.

Series: Historical Ships

Obverse

Effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, legend around with date.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BRITISH ANTARCTIC TERRITORY 2021
PM

Reverse

Ship sailing right.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
50
DA
HMS TERROR

Edge

Plain

Mint

Mintmark of Pobjoy Mint (PM) Pobjoy Mint, Surrey, United Kingdom (1965-2023)

Mark

DA Die letters DA, Pobjoy Mint

Comments



Constructed for the Royal Navy, and launched in 1813, HMS Terror was converted into a polar exploration ship in the mid-1830s. Her solid construction made her ideally suited for use in the dangerous sea ice that would crush other ships.

In 1839 HMS Terror was assigned to a voyage to the Antarctic with the HMS Erebus under the overall command of James Clark Ross. On 21st November 1840 they departed for Antarctica. In January 1841, the ship landed on Victoria Land, and they proceeded to name areas of the landscape named after British politicians, scientists and acquaintances. The dormant volcano Mount Terror on Ross Island was named after the ship by the expedition commander.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2021 PM DA 2 750 $ 18 DA die mark

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