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OUR STORY
Background To British Pobjoy Mint
The Pobjoy family has been associated with fine metalwork since the Middle Ages. The Company was recently granted permission to use the family Coat of Arms in which the Medieval Popinjay is the central motif. The Popinjay was a painted wooden parrot used in archery contests in the 14th century and the name Pobjoy is derived from this.
RELEASE DATE 5th AUGUST 2022
Stanley - Jubilee City
On Friday 20 May 2022, it was confirmed that Stanley – capital of the Falkland Islands – had been granted official city status by Her Majesty The Queen, as part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. This followed a rigorous and detailed assessment process, presided over by an expert panel, which saw 39 applications put forward for this prestigious award, made all the more special given that 2022 celebrates the first British monarch to reach 70 years on the throne, as well as the 40th anniversary of the Falkland Islands War.
DUE FOR RELEASE 22nd JUNE 2022
40th Anniversary of Falklands Liberation
Ascension Island played a decisive role in the 1982 liberation of the Falkland Islands. Until the task force had established itself in the South Atlantic, Ascension, positioned more than halfway to the Falklands, was the ideal forward operating base for “Operation Corporate”.
Remote and relatively easy to defend, Ascension had good anchorage and excellent aviation facilities away from prying eyes.
DUE FOR RELEASE 25th MAY 2022
Centenary of the Death of Sir Ernest Shackleton
The great polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922) rose to fame in 1915 when his vessel, the Endurance, became trapped in pack ice and sank. Against all the odds, Shackleton succeeded in getting all his men back to safety, a tale of resolve and selfless leadership that is celebrated as one of the greatest stories of human endeavour from an era that has come to be known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Fittingly the Shackleton family’s motto reads ‘Fortitudine vincimus’. By endurance we conquer.
DUE FOR RELEASE 16th MAY 2022
40th Anniversary of Falklands Liberation
2022 marks the 40th anniversary of the liberation of the Falkland Islands. On 2 April 1982, Argentine forces invaded and occupied the Falkland Islands. The British Government, with the overwhelming support of the British people, made immediate preparations to reclaim the Islands...
DUE FOR RELEASE 14th JUNE 2022
40th Anniversary of Liberation
2022 marks the 40th anniversary of the liberation of the Falkland Islands.
On 2 April 1982, Argentine forces invaded and occupied the Falkland Islands. Three days later, on 5 April, a UK task force set sail to recapture the Islands and restore freedom for the Islanders.
RELEASE DATE 25th APRIL 2022
40th Anniversary of Liberation
In 1982, the island of South Georgia experienced the only armed conflict in its history. Forty years on, the Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands commemorates the conflict and reflects on the progress of the island since that time.
RELEASED 14th APRIL 2022
Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
On 6th February 2022 Her Majesty The Queen became the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years of service to the people of the United Kingdom, the Realms and the Commonwealth.
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