Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1 Pound Greater Spotted Eagle
| Issuer | Shetland Islands |
|---|---|
| Year | 2018 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Pound |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Central shield bearing a rampant lion, surmounted by a crown, and flanked on both sides by laurel branches tied at the base with a ribbon scroll. The legend SHETLAND ISLANDS arcs along the upper periphery in raised Latin lettering. The denomination ONE POUND appears in the lower field below the wreath. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | A finely detailed naturalistic depiction of a Greater Spotted Eagle (Aquila clanga) shown in full profile, standing on rocky ground with folded wings and head turned slightly to the left. The scientific binomial legend Aquila clanga curves along the upper right field in italic Latin lettering. The date 2018 appears in the lower left field, accompanied by a small mint mark to its right. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
The Shetland Islands have no formal monetary authority — these pounds are issued by the Shetland Arts and Crafts Association as a local trade token, accepted by participating businesses within the islands but carrying no legal tender status under UK law. The Greater Spotted Eagle is a rare vagrant to Shetland, where serious twitchers descend on the archipelago each autumn hoping to intercept migrating raptors blown off course from Scandinavia and eastern Europe.