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. 2 pounds 2015 240th Anniversary of Discovery by James Cook. The British explorer, navigator and
cartographer Captain James Cook, made the first landing, survey and
mapping of South Georgia whilst aboard the HMS Resolution. As
instructed by the Admiralty on 17th January 1775, he took possession for
Britain and renamed the island ‘Isle of Georgia’ for King George III.
The design on the coin features an
image of Captain Cook’s ship The Resolution in the waters of
Antarctica. A large iceberg can be seen in the background with a sailor
from the ship hacking at a smaller iceberg in the foreground to obtain
water for the Resolution. The obverse of the coin features an effigy of
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley FRBS.
BU, Copper-Nickel , 38.8mm in diameter
Great addition to World coin collection. |