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20 Pounds - Elizabeth II Captain James Cook
| Issuer | Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Technique | Proof |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | SOUTH GEORGIA & SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS 2000 IRB |
| Reverse description | Right-facing portrait bust of Captain James Cook in 18th-century naval dress, rendered in high relief against a polished proof field. The legend 225th ANNIVERSARY OF POSSESSION BY CAPT. COOK arcs along the upper and outer periphery, commemorating Cook's formal claim of the island in 1775. The denomination 20 POUNDS is inscribed in the lower field beneath the portrait. The overall composition is elegant and classical in style, befitting the commemorative subject. |
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