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2 Rand Antarctica - Race to the South Pole
| Issuer | South African Mint |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Currency | Rand (1961-date) |
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| Reverse description | A detailed physical map of the Antarctic continent occupies the central field, with latitude and longitude grid lines radiating from the South Pole, which is marked at centre. The denomination R2 is prominently incused over the map in large characters. The location of the SANAE base (South Africa) is indicated by name within the map. A circular legend in the outer border reads '1911 - 1912 SOUTH POLE EXPEDITION 2011 - 2012' and 'EARTH - PHYSICAL - LIFE & OCEANOGRAPHIC SCIENCES', with the name SANAE and SOUTH AFRICA also inscribed near the top of the inner field. |
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| Mint | South African Mint, Pretoria |
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The "Race to the South Pole" framing refers to the 1911–12 contest between Roald Amundsen's Norwegian expedition and Robert Falcon Scott's British Terra Nova team — Amundsen reaching the pole on December 14, 1911, Scott arriving 34 days later to find the Norwegian flag already planted. Scott and all four of his polar party died on the return journey. South Africa's connection to Antarctic commemoration runs through its sub-Antarctic territories, including the Prince Edward Islands, which fall under South African jurisdiction and house a meteorological station continuously staffed since 1948.