Macaroni Penguins - 2019 Pale Blue Titanium Coin

Our series of coloured Titanium coins featuring the wildlife of our British Overseas Territories continues with a fabulous new issue from South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands.  The new coins focusses on the Macaroni Penguin.

Named after an unusual Macaroni hairstyle of the 18^th Century, this particular species have spectacular orange tufty plumes for eyebrows.  They are also among the more vocal of the penguins, especially when establishing their territories.  The design features four Macaroni penguins on a rocky and snowy outcrop with mountains in the background.

Due to the difficulty of striking Titanium coins and the fact that Titanium reacts differently with every strike, each coin is technically different from all others. There is also a lined effect that is present on the coins which is unique to this metal.

Available in coloured Pale Blue Titanium and Unc. Cupro Nickel, the obverse of the coin carries the exclusive Pobjoy Mint effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.