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I've always wanted to get a coin incorporating an Antarctic theme but just one. What are peoples favorite?
Edited as per Kanga's insight.
Edited by chafemasterj
12/05/2021 09:27 am
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I'd be VERY surprised if there were coins "from" Antarctica.
But I'm sure there are any number of countries that issued coins with an Antarctica theme.
I should say there were no coins "from" Antarctica before 1969 that I am aware of.
I was there (at Pole Station) from November 1968 through about mid-February 1969.
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Let me change that then to "favorite coin with an Antarctic theme". Quote:
I was there (at Pole Station) from November 1968 through about mid-February 1969. That is incredible. I'm sure you've got stories to tell about that experience. Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507Edited by chafemasterj
12/05/2021 09:31 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I think I have a few medals but no coins.
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Sweden
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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...a coin incorporating an Antarctic theme but just one. My choice would be the 2020 50 Pence coin that commemorates the 220th Anniversary of the birth of British explorer James Clark Ross; the coin is issued under the authority of the British Antarctic Territory. Why? 1. The Subject: Ross is forever prominently linked to Antarctica. His role in its early history has led to multiple features on the continent being named after him (i.e., the Ross Ice Shelf). 2. The Coin's Design: The coin depicts Ross' sailing ship, the HMS Erebus, the ship he commanded during his Antarctic Expeditions. I'm a "softie" for coins with well-executed sailing ship designs - IMO, this is one! If I had to select just one... Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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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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Canada
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2013 Canada. 25 cents Elizabeth II Canadian Arctic Expedition   |
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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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Canada
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I only have one form British Antarctica Territories   |
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Wrong pole Dorado.
You are right! Oops!  Nice examples! |
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Canada
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Quote:Oops! Sometimes it happens!  ... |
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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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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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