Effigy of queen Elizabeth II facing right, date to the right
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
SOUTH GEORGIA & SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS
2007
IRB
Reverse description
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.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
TRANS-ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION
AURORA AUSTRALIS
· TWO POUNDS ·
PM
Edge
Reeded
Mint
(PM) Pobjoy Mint, Surrey, United Kingdom (1965-2023)