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2 Pounds 2000, 225th Anniversary of the Discovery of South Georgia [South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands]

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2 Pounds 2000, 225th Anniversary of the Discovery of South Georgia [South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands]
  • Country: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
  • Shape: Round
  • Weight: 28.28 g
  • Name: 225th Anniversary of the Discovery of South Georgia
  • Metal: Cupronickel (Copper-Nickel)
  • Designation: Cu-Ni
  • Denomination: 2 pounds
  • Currency Unit: Pound
  • Orientation: Medallic
  • Summary: KM# 3
  • Diameter: 38.61 mm
  • Reverse
    Along the rim of the coin are inscriptions in English: at the top, "ANTOINE DE LA ROCHE"; at the bottom, "TWO POUNDS". The central part features a man on a ship against a backdrop of the sea and a mountainous coastline. Below him is a two-line inscription in English: "DISCOVERY 1675". To the right is the country name: "SOUTH GEORGIA".
  • Obverse
    The central part features the right-facing profile of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain. To the left, top, and right along the rim is the text in English: "SOUTH GEORGIA AND SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS 2000".

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