2565) Jacques-Yves Cousteau (1910-1997), Oceanographer and Explorer, British Antarctic Territory (BAT): 25th Anniversary of his passing away: 50-pence Silver and Cupro-nickel Commemorative Coins issued by the Pobjoy Mint, UK, on the famed explorer: Date/Year of Coin issue: 07.11.2022:
The Treasury of the British Antarctic Territory has released on 07.11.2022, 50-Pence Commemorative Coins, to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of passing away of the renowned oceanographer and explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau (1910–1997).
The Header/Banner shows the Reverse of the Silver Coin against Jacques-Yves Cousteau's statue in the British Antarctic Territory (BAT)
As a young man, Cousteau had planned for a career as a navy pilot and graduated from the French Naval Academy in 1933 with a commission of a second lieutenant.
Jacques-Yves Cousteau was a French naval officer, explorer, conservationist, film maker, scientist, photographer, author and researcher who studied the sea and all forms of life in water.
He co-developed the Aqua-Lung, the first open-circuit SCUBA set, and pioneered marine conservation.
With his iconic red beanie and famed ship Calypso, the French marine explorer sailed the world for much of the late 20th century, educating millions about the Earth's oceans and its inhabitants—and inspiring them to take measures for their protection.
On expedition in Antarctica in 1972, Cousteau and his divers were the first to explore under the icebergs and ice shelf.
His ship RV Calypso, a former British Royal Navy minesweeper, was equipped with a helicopter and a balloon to complete the equipment for aerial exploration.
Cousteau restructured and transformed the ship into an expedition vessel and support base for diving, filming and oceanographic research.
In the four-month-long expedition in Antarctica, Cousteau captured never-before-seen footage of the frozen continent and his epic voyage, where his ship barely escaped the onslaught of ice and storm she encountered.
This human adventure, which was made into a film, gave the world a modern vision of the ice continent and its stakes.
The epic adventure led Jacques Cousteau to launch, in 1990, an international petition to safeguard the whole continent proclaiming that “Antarctica is an inestimable treasure that we must preserve intact for future generations”.
The Coins:
These seven-sided Commemorative Coins have been minted by the Pobjoy Mint, at their facilities in Surrey, England, on behalf of the treasury of the British Antarctic Territory (BAT).
On the Reverse of the 50 Pence Silver and Cupro-nickel Coins is featured the ship Calypso with a balloon set to take off for aerial exploration in the icy Antarctic waters.
Below the primary design is the denomination of the coin in text, "FIFTY PENCE".
On the Obverse of the 50 Pence Silver and Cupro-nickel Coins is featured an effigy of Late Queen Elizabeth II (1926–2022), which is an exclusive design of the Pobjoy Mint.
i) The specifications of the Silver Coin are:
Country: British Antarctic Territory (BAT); Date/Year of Coin issue: 07.11.2022; Coin Theme: "Jacques-Yves Cousteau (1910–1997) - 25th Anniversary of his passing away"; Metal Composition: .925 Fineness Silver (Ag); Diameter/Size: 27.30 mm; Weight: 8.00 grams; Coin Quality: Proof (P); Mint: Pobjoy Mint, Surrey, UK; Mintage: 195 pieces.
ii) The specifications of the Cupro-nickel Coin are:
Country: British Antarctic Territory (BAT); Date/Year of Coin issue: 07.11.2022; Coin Theme: "Jacques-Yves Cousteau (1910–1997) - 25th Anniversary of his passing away"; Metal Composition: Cupro-nickel; Diameter/Size: 27.30 mm; Weight: 8.00 grams; Coin Quality: Brilliant Uncirculated (BU); Mint: Pobjoy Mint, Surrey, UK; Mintage: 1,950 pieces.
- Available for dispatch from 16.11.2022, the Brilliant Uncirculated diamond finish base metal coins are presented in a blister-pak type folder with illustrations and informative text.
- The Silver Proof coins are presented in a Perspex lucite frame case accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (COA).
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