This 2022 140th Anniversary Since The First Steam Powered Vessel Visited South Georgia 50p and is the first coin in the ‘Tall Ships’ series for 2022.
Released on behalf of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands the coin features the steam-powered ship Moltke launched in 1877 and built for the German Imperial Navy. Moltke was a vessel of the Bismarck class and it was originally designed to serve as a fleet scout and to go on extended tours of Germany’s colonial empire. But, it wasn’t until 1882, that it was deployed to carry the first German Expedition for the International Polar Year to South Georgia.
Moltke is an important part of the heritage of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands and represents a key moment in the island’s history.
The 2022 140th Anniversary Since The First Steam Powered Vessel Visited South Georgia 50p is available as a Unc. Cupro Nickel Diamond Finish Coin (Limited to 2750) and Proof Sterling Silver Coin (Limited to 175).
