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4 Pounds - Elizabeth II Rockhopper Penguin
| Issuer | Pobjoy Mint |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, rendered in the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley. The legend SOUTH GEORGIA & SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS arcs along the upper periphery, with the date 2006 positioned to the lower right of the bust in the field. |
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| Reverse description | A naturalistic depiction of an adult Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome) standing upright at centre-right, distinguished by its characteristic yellow superciliary plumes, accompanied by a juvenile chick at its left side. The pair are rendered in fine relief against a plain field, with a rocky substrate suggested at their base. The Pobjoy Mint privy mark appears to the lower right. The legend ROCKHOPPER PENGUIN curves along the upper periphery, while the denomination FOUR POUNDS is displayed in a recessed rectangular cartouche along the lower border. |
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| Mintage | 2006 PM - Proof - 199 |
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