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Coin "Frozen Planet King Penguin"

Name | Frozen Planet King Penguin |
Presented by | Pobjoy Mint Ltd |
Nominal value | 2 pound (South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands) |
Metal | Silver 925° |
Mintage | 10 000 |
Production quality | Proof |
Description of obverse and reverse | Obverse: a fine effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley FRBS with the wording ‘SOUTH GEORGIA & SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS 2011’. Reverse: features an adult King Penguin with its downy chick. The Frozen Planet logo is also shown. |
A brief annotation | The coin was issued in conjunction with BBC Television’s new Frozen Planet programme which was narrated by Sir David Attenborough. Produced by the BBC’s Natural History Unit, it was the most ambitious series on the Polar Regions ever undertaken with over 2300 filming days spend in the field. |
Designer | Pobjoy Mint Ltd |
Producer | Pobjoy Mint Ltd |
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