Estonia 2 Euro 2020 Antarctica UNC

Commemorating two hundred years since the discovery of Antarctica

Description: The discovery is connected to Estonia, as one of the men who first reached Antarctica in 1820 was Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen – a Baltic German born in Saaremaa and a navigator who documented the discovery. The coin features a motif of a sailing ship. It also bears the inscriptions "Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen" and "ANTARKTIKA 200", the name of the country "EESTI" and the year of issue "2020". The outer ring of the coin depicts the 12 stars of the European Union.