2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Discovery of South Georgia

Issuer South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Year 2015
Type Non-circulating coin
Value 2 Pounds
Currency Pound sterling (2000-date)
Composition Copper-nickel
Weight 28.28 g
Diameter 38.6 mm
Thickness
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s) Ian Rank-Broadley
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#69
Obverse description Bust of Queen Elizabeth II in tiara right
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering SOUTH GEORGIA & SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS 2015
Reverse description Captain Cook’s ship `HMS Resolution` in the waters of Antarctica. A large iceberg can be seen in the background with a sailor from the ship hacking at a smaller iceberg in the foreground to obtain water for `HMS Resolution`.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering CAPTAIN JAMES COOK · DISCOVERY OF SOUTH GEORGIA 1775 PM · £2 ·
Edge Reeded
Mint (PM)
Pobjoy Mint, Surrey, United
Kingdom (1965-2023)
Mintage 2015 PM - -
Numisquare ID 3144008250
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