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2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton
| Issuer | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Currency | Pound sterling (2000-date) |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, rendered in the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley. The legend arcs around the periphery, reading 'SOUTH GEORGIA & SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS' to the left and upper field, with the date '2001' below to the right. The engraver's initials 'IRB' appear truncated at the shoulder. |
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| Obverse lettering | SOUTH GEORGIA & SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS 2001 IRB |
| Reverse description | The central field features a detailed depiction of the three-masted barque Endurance under full rigging, identified by a scroll cartouche beneath the hull inscribed 'ENDURANCE'. To the left, an inset cameo portrait of Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton faces forward in polar attire, with a seabird rendered in the lower left foreground. The circumscribed legend 'SIR ERNEST HENRY SHACKLETON' arcs across the upper field, while 'TWO POUNDS' occupies the lower periphery. The Pobjoy Mint mark 'PM' appears to the lower right of the ship. |
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