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50 Pence - Elizabeth II Endurance, Silver
| Issuer | British Antarctic Territory |
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| Year | 2022 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the George IV State Diadem and a pearl drop earring with pearl necklace, as engraved by Jody Clark. The portrait is rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished field, with fine detail in the hair and crown. The legend BRITISH ANTARCTIC TERRITORY arcs along the left and upper periphery, while 2022 descends along the right. The Pobjoy Mint initials PM appear incuse below the truncation of the bust. |
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| Obverse lettering | BRITISH ANTARCTIC TERRITORY 2022 PM |
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The Endurance — Shackleton's ship — sank in the Weddell Sea in November 1915 after being crushed by pack ice, and its wreck lay undiscovered for over a century. A South African-led expedition finally located it in March 2022 at a depth of 3,008 metres, remarkably intact on the seafloor. This coin was issued the same year, timed to that discovery.
The British Antarctic Territory, though administered from London, maintains a mint program largely for collector revenue rather than circulation — no population lives there permanently to spend anything.