Coins, Medals, Banknotes, Stocks and Ephemera related to boats and ships through history that have been lost upon the seas. The items listed in this section are below.
This legal-tender Five Dollar coin was issued under authority of the Government of the Cook Islands to mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. Mintage on this commemorative coin was limited to 2,012 pieces worldwide. It comes as shown with a Certificate of Authenticity.
S. Georgia & S. Sandwich Islands – Explorer Shackleton – 2 Pounds – 2004 – Brilliant Uncirculated – – Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton
S. Georgia & S. Sandwich Islands – Explorer Shackleton – 2 Pounds – 2001 – Brilliant Uncirculated – – Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton
Fiji – Great Explorers of the Pacific – James Cook – $1 – 2009 – Proof Gilded Crown
New Zealand – Captain James Cook – 10 Shillings – 1940 – Pick 158 – Fine
New Zealand – Captain James Cook – 10 Shillings – 1940 – Pick 158 – Fine
Malawi – Set of (4) World War II Warships – 5 Kwacha – 2005 – Proof Rectangular Crowns – This set of four gilded proof coins is comprised of the British battlecruiser HMS Hood, the American aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea, the Russian battleship Molotov and the American battleship USS Missouri. Great addition to any collection of warship coins or for any World War II buff.
Somali Republic – Famous Sailing Ships – Endeavour – 25 Shillings – 2006 – Prooflike
Malawi – 60th Anniversary of VE Day – HMS Hood – 5 Kwacha – 2005 – Gilded – Proof Crown –
First of all, what is a territory with a population of 300 doing putting out all these coins! Tristan da Cunha is a territory of the UK off the west coast of Africa in the South Atlantic and is described as the most remote island on Earth! Well, if they’re going to strike coins then their choice of Privateering Ships of the South Atlantic strikes me as ideal. This is one world coin out of that series and shows the privateer, the “Hornet.” If you’re a collector of world coins and have an affinity for buccaneers, privateers, or ships then this world coin would make a great addition to your world coin collection.
Okay, every now and then there’s an innovation in numismatics that truly bamboozles me. This world coin has (believe it) friction/odor tech (better known as “scratch and sniff”). Now I like the smell of money well enough but this is one step beyond and this coin actually emits the smell of gunpowder and smoke when the image of the ship is rubbed! That’s getting into the buccaneer spirit! And it’s appropriate considering that the English carrack, the “Mary Rose,” saw service from 1510 until her sinking on July 18th of 1545 during an engagement with the Spanish Armada. Apparently the crew forgot to close the lower decks gun ports as she heeled to in a breeze causing her to fill with water drowning all but 35 of her undisciplined crew! If you’re a collector of world coins and have an affinity for buccaneers, privateers, or ships then this world coin would make an extraordinary addition to your world coin collection.
Okay, every now and then there’s an innovation in numismatics that truly bamboozles me. This world coin has (believe it) friction/odor tech (better known as “scratch and sniff”). Now I like the smell of money well enough but this is one step beyond and this coin actually emits the smell of gunpowder and smoke when the image of the ship is rubbed! That’s getting into the buccaneer spirit! And it’s appropriate considering that the “Regalskeppet Vasa” (also Wasa) was a Swedish 64-gun ship of the line, built for King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden of the House of Vasa, between 1626 and 1628. The Vasa capsized on its maiden voyage due to a “gust” on a windless day! Its sinking was most likely due to the king’s insistence on modifying the design of the ship himself which awkwardly lengthened the vessel and raised its center of gravity up to an easy tipping point. While the ship never fired a shot it did act as the final resting place of about 50 of her crew. I’ll bet they’d loved to have let King Gustavus smell some powder! If you’re a collector of world coins and have an affinity for buccaneers, privateers, or ships then this world coin would make an extraordinary addition to your world coin collection.
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