2016 Frank Hurley Limited Edition Prestige Medallion Cover PNC

2016 Frank Hurley Limited Edition Prestige Medallion Cover PNCPhotographing the EnduranceA journey of survival - Sir Ernest Shackelton's Trans-Antarctic ExpeditionSir Ernest Shackelton tasked Australian photographer Frank Hurley with visually documenting his Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, the final major expedition of the heroic age of polar exploration.It was far from the triumph Shackelton envisioned, and Hurley's commitment to his craft revealed to the world their situation - both perilous and bleak, yet set in a breathtaking landscape.Full of expectation, the party left South Georgia for Antarctica in December 1914.With the Endurance marooned in pack-ice in January and crushed by October 1915, the party's disappointment at a failed expedition transformed into pure instinct for survival.Hurley captured the drama and the despair on around 520 glass-plate negatives, 400 of which were abandoned with the ship, and three spools of pocket-camera film.His doggedness and professionalism are undeniable in the surviving collection of his remarkable photographic chronicle of this extraordinary journey.With a limited mintage of only 1,916Postmarked 2 November 2016 Kingston TAS 7050Includes Protective Plastic SleeveDenomination :           MedallionMetal :                       Zinc Alloy with Printed GlassWeight :                     44 gmsDiameter :                  60.00 mm