This 2021 RRS Discovery 50p is an Unc. Cupro Nickel Diamond Finish 50p Coin issued on behalf of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
Launched in 1901, the RRS Discovery was built for Antarctic research and was the last traditional wooden three-masted ship to be built in the United Kingdom. With Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton on board, her first mission was the British National Antarctic Expedition. This journey was the first by Scott and Shackleton and was known as the Discovery Expedition.
The work undertaken on RRS Discovery, and in the Discovery Investigations more generally, made a huge contribution to the knowledge of the whales, their feeding habits and the oceanography of their habitat. Ultimately, the Discovery Investigations led to the establishment of the International Whaling Commission and the ban on commercial whaling activities which has undoubtedly saved many whale species from extinction.
The 2021 RRS Discovery 50p is available as an Unc. Cupro Nickel Diamond Finish 50p Coin (Limited to 2750) or Proof Sterling Silver 50p Coin (Limited to 175).
