Silver coin to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Birth of Charles Darwin
Pobjoy Mint: Falkland Islands Launch Bicentennial Charles Darwin Coins
Specifications and Design:
| Metal | Diameter | Weight | Issue Limit |
| Proof Sterling Silver – Crown | 38.60mm | 28.28gms | 10,000 |
| Proof Fine 999.9 Gold – 1/64 Crown | 11.00mm | 1/2gms | 5,000 |
| Unc. Cupro Nickel – Crown | 38.60mm | 28.28gms | Unlimited |
The design on the reverse of the coin is a classic portrait of Darwin with his name written above his image and the obverse of the coin bears a fine effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, designed by Ian Rank-Broadley FRBS FSNAD.
Available in Proof Sterling Silver, Proof Fine 999.9 Gold and Uncirculated Cupro Nickel and being carefully struck four times to produce a glorious finish, the design is sculpted in striking relief.
Best known for his theory on evolution, Charles Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire in February 1809 into a wealthy and well-connected family. Darwin had initially planned to study medicine at Edinburgh University but later switched to studying Divinity at Cambridge.
Charles Darwin was fundamental in discovering how all species of life developed from a central ancestor, changing the way we think about how we came to be as humans. He was a naturalist who searched the globe for new species of flora and fauna and he worked on his theory for twenty years, publishing the famous, “On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection”.
His breakthrough came when he visited the Galapagos Islands off the coast of South America. Darwin noticed that each island had its own form of Finch which were closely related but different to each other. His theory was that humans were simply another form of mammal developed over 1000s of years from Apes.
In 1831, Charles Darwin joined a 5-year scientific expedition on HMS Beagle, he visited the Falkland Islands in 1833-1834 and the settlement Darwin is named in his honour. Charles Darwin died in 1882 and was buried in Westminster Abbey.
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