Tag: Pobjoy Mint

• Tuesday, September 27th 2016 - 06:15 UTC

  Falklands issue gold and silver tribute coins on Queen Elizabeth II 90th birthday

  

  The Falkland Islands have issued a colorful tribute to the territory’s head of state, Queen Elizabeth II, on the occasion of her 90th birthday; she is the first monarch of the British Isles to achieve this milestone.

• Wednesday, April 13th 2016 - 05:32 UTC

  Falklands launch collection of crown coins to honor the Queen's 90th birthday

  

  As the 90th birthday of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II approaches, the British Overseas Territories of Ascension, British Antarctic Territory, British Virgin Islands, Falkland Islands, and South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands have launched a collection of crown coins to mark this milestone occasion.

• Thursday, October 8th 2015 - 18:46 UTC

  Falkland Islands celebrate 275th Anniversary of “Rule, Britannia!” with new crown coin

  

  The Treasury of the Government of the Falkland Islands has issued (18th September) a new collector coin commemorating the 275th anniversary of the composition of the tune “Rule, Britannia!” The staunchly patriotic British song was set to music by Thomas Arne in 1740, adapted from the poem, “Rule, Britannia,” by James Thomson.

• Thursday, September 24th 2015 - 07:25 UTC

  Falklands and South Georgia commemorative coins celebrating longest reigning sovereign in British history

  

  Four British overseas territories, including the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands have issues a commemorative coin celebrating the day their head of state, Queen Elizabeth II, became the longest reigning British sovereign in history.

• Wednesday, June 24th 2015 - 08:17 UTC

  South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands launch crown coin with the humpback whale

  

  The Treasury of South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands have launched a crown coin which features some the most amazing wildlife found in and around the South Atlantic Ocean. Following the tradition of depicting indigenous local wildlife, this latest crown issued by South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands features the amazing Humpback Whale.

• Saturday, June 6th 2015 - 07:41 UTC

  South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands coat of arms anniversary featured on new Crown coin

  

  The Treasury of South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands have launched a crown coin which marks the 30th anniversary of the territory’s granting of a Coat of Arms by Royal Ascent. The Coat of Arms of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands was granted in 1985, upon the formal creation of the territory.

• Wednesday, July 2nd 2014 - 07:17 UTC

  Falklands mints £2 coin to mark centenary of 1914 Battle of the Falkland Islands

  

  The Falkland Islands Government have minted a new circulatory £2 coin, to mark the Centenary of the Battle of the Falkland Islands in 1914.

• Saturday, May 24th 2014 - 09:25 UTC

  South Georgia releases three new coins: one of them to honor Prince George

  

  Three new South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands government coin designs have been released in recent months. The birth of His Royal Highness the Prince of Cambridge is marked by the release of a coin dated 2013, which is based on a coin originally released the previous year.

• Wednesday, July 24th 2013 - 07:03 UTC

  South Georgia coin with privy mark to congratulate the Royal Couple

  

  Following the birth of His Royal Highness, the Prince of Cambridge, Pobjoy Mint has announced the release of three coins which have had a special privy mark added to them to congratulate the Royal Couple and to commemorate the historic occasion. The coins will be released on behalf of British Virgin Islands and South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands.

• Thursday, June 13th 2013 - 07:09 UTC

  Falklands and Ascension coins to commemorate the life of Lady Thatcher

  

  The Falkland Islands and Ascension Island have released two coins from Pobjoy Mint to commemorate the life of former British Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher who passed away at the age of 87 on 8 April 2013.