Monday 19 September, the date of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral, will be a bank holiday in the British Antarctic Territory. This will allow those in the Territory to pay their respects to Her Majesty and commemorate Her reign, while marking the final day of the period of national mourning. Those in the…
As part of a regular series on the meaning of place-names in the Territory, this latest edition focuses on the magnificent penguin. April 25th was World Penguin Day, and of course our favourite Antarctic locals have places named after them across the continent. Penguin Island, off King George Island, was first charted by Bransfield in…
The British Antarctic Territory and Pobjoy Mint are delighted to announce the release of the second coin in the new £2 coin series celebrating 100 years since the end of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition (SNAE), 1902–1904, was led by William Speirs Bruce, a natural scientist and former medical…
The British Antarctic Territory and Pobjoy Mint are delighted to announce the release of a brand new £2 coin to celebrate 100 years since the end of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. At the end of the 19th Century, Antarctic exploration would have been considered the equivalent of how Space Exploration is perceived today. Exploring…
The British Antarctic Territory and Pobjoy Mint are delighted to announce the release of a brand new 50p coin to commemorate the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was born in 1926, the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York. After her uncle, King Edward…
The latest edition of the British Antarctic Territory Gazette was published today, 24 March 2022. This covers the period January to March 2022. This is an important record of all BAT legal notices and appointments. Read the latest Gazette in full
The Pobjoy Mint series of 50 pence coins featuring historical ships continues with a new coin produced on behalf of the British Antarctic Territory to commemorate the Centenary of the death of famous polar explorer, Sir Ernest Shackleton. The design on the coin features the Endurance, a three-masted barquentine in which Shackleton sailed for Antarctica…
As part of a regular series on the meaning of place-names in the Territory, this latest edition highlights our neighbours on the Antarctic Peninsula: Akademik Vernadsky Station on Galindez Island, operated by Ukraine. Previously UK’s Faraday station for almost 50 years, it was handed over to our polar colleagues in 1996. This is the only…
The Pobjoy Mint series of 50 pence coins featuring historical ships continues with a new coin produced on behalf of the British Antarctic Territory to commemorate 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…
As part of a regular series on the meaning of place-names in the Territory, this latest edition focuses on Sir Ernest Shackleton. 5 January 2022 marked the centenary of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s death. The explorer has been commemorated in place-names across South Georgia and the Antarctic; there are over 250 either associated with Shackleton himself…
