2012 $1 Inspirational Australians Sir Douglas Mawson Uncirculated Coin

Mawson is well known for pioneering Antarctic exploration as he led the Australasian Antarctic Expedition in 1911, which was the first major scientific and geological study of this continent. This was the most famous undertaking by the explorer, scientist, geologist and university professor in a life devoted to science. Sir Douglas Mawson will always be remembered as one of Australia’s, and indeed the world’s, foremost scientific explorers.