2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Trans-Antarctic Expedition

2 Pounds - Elizabeth II (Trans-Antarctic Expedition) - obverse2 Pounds - Elizabeth II (Trans-Antarctic Expedition) - reverse

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Features

Issuer South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (British Overseas Territories)
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 2007
Value 2 Pounds
2 GBP = USD 2.52
Currency Pound sterling (2000-date)
Composition Copper-nickel
Weight 28.28 g
Diameter 38.61 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
74079
References KM# 33
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

International Polar Year

Obverse

Effigy of queen Elizabeth II facing right, date to the right

Script: Latin

Lettering:
SOUTH GEORGIA & SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS 2007
IRB

Engraver: Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

The coin depicts Sir Ernest Shackleton and his crew stranded aboard an ice floe. It’s New Years Eve 1914 and with absence of any sort of other celebrations, the crew are being entertained by the captivating Aurora Australis – the bright glow observed in the night sky in Polar Regions.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
TRANS-ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION
AURORA AUSTRALIS
· TWO POUNDS ·
PM

Edge

Reeded

Mint

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

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
2007 PM $ 15

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