"Ernest Shackleton - 100 years of polar exploration"
To mark 100 years since the famous British Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton set out on his final expedition, these £2 coins have been issued by Jersey. Eeach coin represents one of the voyages led by Shackleton: the Nimrod Expedition, the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, and the Shackleton-Rowett Expedition.
Ring composition: nickel-brass
Center composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 28.40 mm
Weight: 12.00 g
Design: David Young and Jody Clark
(images taken from The Westminster Collection)
LINK: The Westminster Collection
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