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3 Polar Dollars Arctic tern
| Issuer | Arctic Territories |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Size | 160 x 80 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of an Arctic tern in full flight against a pale blue sky, set over an underprint of a polar exploration map with handwritten explorer names. A circular polar bear medallion appears at lower left, with the denomination numeral '3' at lower right. A vertical strip of repeating geometric security-style elements runs along the right side. |
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| Reverse description | Portrait vignette of Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen at centre-left, rendered in a blue-violet tone over an underprint of an Arctic map. A vignette of the vessel Gjøa appears at lower centre. Biographical text in English occupies the right portion of the note, with the denomination numeral '3' at lower right and a polar bear circular medallion at lower left. |
| Reverse lettering | ARCTIC TERRITORIES Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (1872-1928) Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He led the first Ant- arctic expedition to reach the South Pole between 1910 and 1912. He was the first person to reach both the North and South Poles. He is also known as the first to traverse the Northwest Passage. He disappeared in June 1928 while taking part in a rescue mission. Gjøa was the first vessel to transit the Northwest Passage POLAR DOLLAR THREE 3 POLAR DOLLARS |
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