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Russian Federation
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I've long decided that when it comes to outlying and possibly uninhabited territories I would prefer a coin type that actually refers to something relevant to the area's history, and consequently looks like a commemorative coin that could have actually been made even if the area was in fact inhabited. I like the choice of the Erebus 50 pence for British Antarctic Territory, though with those mintages (just 2750) it's far from the most available. I wanted a coin about one of the expeditions, but couldn't find them, so compromised on the one with the sperm whale. For South Georgia, however, I managed to get the coin celebrating the Grytviken church centenary (the photos on Numista are mine), which I decided was about the closest it got to local color in this far-off (mostly) uninhabited territory. |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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2013 Canada. 25 cents Elizabeth II Canadian Arctic Expedition   |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Wrong pole Dorado. Nice coin though. 2020 2 Euros from Estonia.  Edited by triggersmob
12/07/2021 07:29 am
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Canada
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Wrong pole Dorado. You are right!  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I only have one form British Antarctica Territories   |
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Moderator
 United States
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Wrong pole Dorado.
You are right! Oops!  Nice examples! |
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Canada
24885 Posts |
Quote:Oops! Sometimes it happens!  ... |
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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This may be cheating, but here's an elongated British penny showing the polar exploration ship 'Discovery', which is now permanently moored on the River Tay at Dundee:  'Discovery' took Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton on their first voyage to Antarctica. She was also used by the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition in the 1920s and 1930s. |
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United States
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This may be cheating, but here's an elongated British penny showing the polar exploration ship 'Discovery', which is now permanently moored on the River Tay at Dundee: I like it! |
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Australia
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I do have a soft spot for commemorative crowns though I don't own this Falkland Islands specimen (yet).  Edited by David Graham
12/07/2021 9:38 pm
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United States
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I do have a soft spot for commemorative crowns though I don't own this Falkland Islands specimen (yet). Good luck! |
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Australia
1985 Posts |
Sir Douglas Mawson PNC with 2012 Australia $1 coin  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Nice examples. Errers and Varietys.
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United States
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pretty nice coin MMM
I have always wanted to have a coin for Antarctica....
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United States
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Excellent! |
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