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Tag: Royal Geographical Society Silver Medal in 1904

  • Tuesday, March 12th 2019 - 10:57 UTC

    South Georgia releases new coin to commemorate Sir Ernest Shackleton

    The design on the coin shows an Antarctic scene with members of the sledging party, the ship and a sledge. Penguins and seals can be seen in the plinth below

    The government of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands have released a new coin to commemorate the birth of the famous explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton. Born on 15th February 1874, Sir Ernest Shackleton wanted to be an explorer from a very early age, inspired by faraway places that he had read about as a boy. At the age of 16, bored by the school curriculum, he went to work in the Merchant Navy.