This 2022 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Roald Amundsen Fram 50p was issued on behalf of the British Antarctic Territory and commemorates the 150th Anniversary of the birth of Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen.
The design on the coin features the Fram, a three-masted schooner which was designed to withstand the freezing waters of the Arctic and Antarctic regions. The Fram was designed and built by the Scottish-Norwegian shipwright Colin Archer for Fridtjof Nansen’s 1893 Arctic expedition. Nansen had planned to freeze Fram into the Arctic ice sheet and float with it over the North Pole.
The ship is said to have sailed farther north and farther south than any other wooden ship. Before the Titanic, the Fram was the most famous ship in the world.
The 2022 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Roald Amundsen Fram 50p is available as an Unc. Cupro Nickel Diamond Finish 50p Coin (Limited to 2750) and Proof Sterling Silver 50p Coin (Limited to 175).
