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50 Pence - Elizabeth II Quest
| Issuer | Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
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| Year | 2022 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the George IV State Diadem, pearl drop earrings, and a pearl necklace, as rendered by the Pobjoy Mint. The portrait is finely detailed with carefully engraved hair and regalia, occupying the central field of the heptagonal flan. The circumferential legend reads SOUTH GEORGIA & SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS, with the date 2022 positioned in the lower portion of the coin and the Pobjoy Mint mark PM appearing at the truncation of the bust. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A highly detailed depiction of the SY Quest, the wooden steam yacht aboard which Sir Ernest Shackleton died in January 1922, rendered in three-quarter profile sailing through open seas with rigging and masts finely engraved. The vessel is shown underway with waves rendered in the lower field, commemorating the centenary of Shackleton's final expedition. The numeral 50 appears in the upper field above the ship, serving as the denomination indicator, while the name QUEST is inscribed in the lower exergue in bold capital letters. |
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