1 dollar 2007. En plastic polymer sedel. Om sådana kan du förresten läsa mer om på http://www.polymernotes.org

Men det finns faktiskt något i mynt- eller sedelväg som är mer kopplad till just brittiska territoriet Antarctic än vad sedlarna jag berättat om ovan är. Läs detta (ett pressmeddelande jag hittade på nätet):

First Antarctic coin launched

The granddaughter of an early polar explorer has attended a ceremony to mark the launch of the first Antarctic coin.

The coin has been created by the Pobjoy Mint in Kingswood, Surrey, to commemorate the centenary of the Granting of Letters Patent in 1908 when the UK first claimed the British Antarctic Territory.

The striking ceremony was attended by Philippa Foster Back, chairwoman of the United Kingdom Antarctic Heritage Trust, whose grandfather Frank Debenham accompanied Robert Falcon Scott's Antarctic Terra Nova Expedition to the South Pole from 1910 to 1913.

The £2 coin, which has been issued on behalf of the British Antarctic Territory, features the territory's coat of arms which includes a lion standing on grass to represent the UK and an emperor penguin standing on ice to represent the native wildlife of Antarctica.

It is the first ever legal tender commemorative coin issued by the British Antarctic Territory, making it the world's first Antarctic coin.

The British Antarctic Territory comprises of the Antarctic Peninsula, the South Orkney and South Shetland Islands and the Weddell Sea, as well as a land mass extending to the South Pole.

A sterling silver version of the coin costs £38.26, while one in nickel costs £8.47.

Apr 16, 2008

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Nog om detta.