1 Crown - Elizabeth II Arctic and Antarctic - Ross Family

€145,527.00
IssuerFalkland Islands
Year2006
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value1 Crown
CurrencyPound (decimalized, 1971-date)
CompositionCopper-nickel
Weight28.28 g
Dimensions38.6 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Raphael David Maklouf
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#152
Obverse descriptionEffigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringQUEEN ELIZABETH II FALKLAND ISLANDS PM RDM 2006
Reverse descriptionAn impression of the Earth illustrating both the North and the South Poles with the ships Victory (upon which they sailed on the expedition which led to the discovery of the Magnetic North Pole) and Erebus (which James Ross sailed upon on his Antarctic Expedition.)
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering1777 - JOHN ROSS - 1856 ARCTIC 1800 - JAMES CLARK ROSS - 1862 VICTORY EREBUS 1 CROWN ANTARCTIC
EdgeReeded
Mint(PM)
Pobjoy Mint, Surrey, United
Kingdom (1965-2023)
Mintage2006 PM - -
Catalog ID7878264660
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