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2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Prince William
| Issuer | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Engraver(s) | Ian Rank-Broadley |
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| Obverse description | Crowned and draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, after the effigy designed by Ian Rank-Broadley. The legend SOUTH GEORGIA & SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS arcs around the upper periphery, with the date 2003 inscribed along the lower right field. |
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| Reverse description | The Royal Arms of the United Kingdom rendered in full heraldic detail at the centre of the field, featuring the quartered shield supported by a crowned lion guardant on the left and a unicorn on the right, surmounted by the Imperial State Crown. The circular legend H.R.H. PRINCE WILLIAM OF WALES 21ST BIRTHDAY runs around the upper periphery, while the denomination £2 appears in the lower exergue flanked by raised dots, commemorating the 21st birthday of Prince William of Wales. |
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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands have no permanent civilian population, which makes their coin issues purely commemorative products sold through licensing arrangements rather than currency that ever circulates. This 2003 issue marking Prince William — then in his first year at St Andrews — is one of dozens of similar pieces produced under the territory's name by the Pobjoy Mint, which held the contract for SGSSI coinage through much of the early 2000s.