2 Pounds (Sir Ernest Shackleton) – South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Non-circulating coins

Commemoration: 130th Anniversary of the Birth of Sir Ernest Shackleton

United Kingdom

Context

Year: 2004

Country: United Kingdom

Issuer: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Ruler: Elizabeth II

Currency:

Pound sterling

(since 2000)

Material

Diameter: 38.6 mm

Weight: 28.28 g

Shape: Round

Composition: Copper-nickel

Technique: Milled

Alignment: Medal alignment

OBVERSE ↑

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flip

REVERSE ↑

References

KM: #20

Numista: #29063

Value

Exchange value: 2 GBP = $2.71

Inflation-adjusted value: 4.04 GBP

Obverse

Description:

Queen Elizabeth II facing right

Inscription:

SOUTH GEORGIA & SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS 2004

IRB

Script: Latin

Engraver: Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

Description:

Shackleton's bust beside his trapped ship.

Inscription:

SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON 1874-1922

TRANSANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 1914

TWO POUNDS

PM

Script: Latin

Edge

Reeded

Mints

Name	Mark
Pobjoy Mint	(PM)

Mintings

Year	Mint Mark	Mintage	Quality	Collection
2004	PM	—

Navigation: Non-circulating coins from South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

2 Pounds

2003