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2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Grytviken
| Issuer | Pobjoy Mint |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Value | 2 Pounds |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing a tiara, engraved by Ian Rank-Broadley after his fourth definitive effigy. The legend SOUTH GEORGIA & SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS curves along the upper periphery, with the date 2004 positioned at the lower right and the engraver's initials IRB truncated at the base of the portrait. |
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| Obverse lettering | SOUTH GEORGIA & SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS 2004 IRB |
| Reverse description | Central design depicts a three-masted whaling or sailing vessel navigating choppy seas, set against a dramatic backdrop of rugged mountain peaks, evoking the landscape of South Georgia. An oval cameo portrait of a bearded gentleman, believed to be Carl Anton Larsen, founder of the Grytviken whaling station, is superimposed in the upper centre of the scene. The commemorative dates 1904 and 2004 flank the central design at left and right respectively, with the inscription CENTENARY OF GRYTVIKEN arching along the upper border and TWO POUNDS appearing in the lower exergual area. |
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