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Celebrate the 125th anniversary of the RRS Discovery with this 2025 piedfort silver proof £2 coin, issued by The Royal Mint. Built in Dundee and launched in 1901, the RRS Discovery famously carried Captain Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton on the British National Antarctic Expedition, setting the stage for a new era of polar exploration and scientific discovery. The reverse by Gary Breeze shows the ship against a map of the Antarctic, with two penguins looking on - a striking tribute to this pioneering vessel. Struck in double-thickness .925 sterling silver, this piedfort Two Pound weighs twice as much as the standard issue. From a worldwide mintage of just 750 coins, this RSS Discovery coin is housed in a Royal Mint display case and comes complete with a numbered certificate of authenticity.
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The obverse shows the definitive coinage portrait of King Charles III by Martin Jennings, with the surrounding legend 'CHARLES III · D · G · REX · F · D · 2 POUNDS · 2025'.
The reverse artwork, created by Gary Breeze presents the RRS Discovery with Antarctic wildlife in the foreground and a map of the polar region behind, celebrating the ship's history and enduring legacy.
The edge of coins in the RRS Discovery range read 'DESIGNED FOR ADVENTURE'.
Each of these Two Pound coins is struck in 24.00 grams of .925 sterling silver to a piedfort specification and finished to a flawless proof standard.
Only 750 of these piedfort silver proof RSS Discovery coins have been authorised for release worldwide, each presented in a Royal Mint display box with an individually numbered certificate of authenticity.
