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2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Blue Squid
| Issuer | Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Value | 2 Pounds |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, depicted with a pearl drop earring and pearl necklace, after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley. The Queen wears the George IV State Diadem, rendered in fine detail. The surrounding legend reads SOUTH GEORGIA & SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS to the left and SANDWICH ISLANDS 2017 to the right, following the coin's rim. The Pobjoy Mint initials PM appear in small letters beneath the truncation of the bust. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands issue coins primarily as revenue-generating collectibles — the territory has no permanent civilian population and no circulating economy. The "Blue Squid" piece belongs to a broader series highlighting the extreme marine fauna of the Southern Ocean, where Galiteuthis glacialis, the glass squid, inhabits some of the coldest and least-explored waters on the planet. These issues are struck by the Pobjoy Mint under license and distributed entirely through the collector market.