Falkland Islands Coin Commemorates Charles Darwin

by CoinNews on June 21, 2009

in Coin Images, Coin Press Releases, CoinNews, Commemorative Coins, Pobjoy Mint, World Coins

Pobjoy Mint is thrilled to announce a fabulous new issue on behalf of the Falkland Islands to celebrate the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Charles Darwin.

Falkland Islands Commemorative Charles Darwin Coin

Born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire in February 1809, Charles Darwin was born 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.

Best known for his theory on evolution, 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...

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