Tuvalu – Young Collectors – Pirate Henry Morgan – $1 – 2011 – BU Color Coin – Display Card – This coin portrays Sir Henry Morgan, one of history’s most ruthless pirates. Morgan was born to a Welsh farming family in about 1635. Admiral and privateer Morgan made a name for his activities in the Caribbean. He was one of the most successful and pitiless pirates who sailed in the Spanish Main. Notorious for his habit of torturing hapless captives for information, he was knighted for his role in maintaining British interests in the sacking of Panama in 1670. Morgan accumulated several plantations and immense wealth, paid for by his ill-gotten “pieces-of-eight”. Fond of rum, differing reports have Morgan dying of “dropsy” or tuberculosis in 1688. Morgan was buried in Palisades Cemetery in Jamaica. Ironically, the cemetery disappeared when it sank beneath the waves in the earthquake of 1692. Struck by the Perth Mint from aluminium-bronze, the coin is issued as legal tender under authority of the government of Tuvalu and comes on a display card as shown.
Cook Islands – Mystical Creatures – Gorgon Medusa – $1 – 2009 – Proof Colorized Crown – COA – From Greek mythology, a gorgon, a chthonic (relating to the underworld) female monster. Gazing upon her would turn onlookers into stone. This 40 millimeter legal-tender One Dollar colorized crown comes in a hard-plastic Air-Tite.
Maldives – Soccer (Football) – 25 Rufiyaa – 1984 – Proof Crown
Solomon Islands – 5 Coin Type Set – 5¢, 10¢, 20¢, 50¢, 1$ – BU
Palau – Endangered Wildlife – Threadfin Butterfly Fish – $1 – 2009 – Proof – Colored Crown
Fiji – Great Animals of the World – Giant Panda – $1 – 2009 – BU – Color Crown
Fiji – Tropical Fish – Palette Surgeonfish – $1 – 2009 – BU – Color Crown
Palau – Endangered Wildlife – Striped Tropical Fish – $1 – 2008 – Proof Crown – Color
Palau – Endangered Wildlife – Sturgeon – $1 – 2008 – Proof Crown – Color
Cook Islands – Admiral Horation Nelson – $1 – 2008 – Prooflike
Palau – Prism Butterfly – Orange Hebomoia leucippe – $1 – 2008 – Proof – The orange Hebomoia leucippe who belongs to the family of Pieridae, the blue dazzling Papilio pericles who belongs to the family of Swallowtail butterflies (Papilionidae) and the black and green Graphium agamemnon who is also called Tailed Jay. This butterfly belongs to the family of Papilionidae as well and is identifiable by its characteristic hind wing tail. The special prism technique emphasizes the butterflies colors and patterns.�
This Ferrari coin was issued to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the founding of Ferrari, this officially licensed legal tender One Dollar crown comes in a Ferrari, SPA factory issued display case with a Certificate of Guarantee. Fantastic gift for any Ferrari coin enthusiast or Ferrari fan period!
Clownfish are native to wide ranges of the warm waters of the Pacific. Clownfish live in a mutual relationship with sea anemones, or in some case settle in some varieties of soft corals, or large polyp stony corals. Once an anemone or coral has been adopted, the clownfish will defend it vigorously. The anemone is required in nature because reef life is dangerous for small, brightly colored fish with very poor swimming abilities. For this reason, clownfish never stray far from their host. In an aquarium, where they don’t have to forage for food, it is very common for clownfish to remain within six to twelve inches of their host for an entire lifetime. This series of “Marine Life Protection” proof one dollar coins has been a hit with collectors since the first coin was issued in 1992. It is hard to say whether the obverse or reverse is the most attractive, but they are becoming exceedingly hard to find. Palau was chosen as the location for the 10th season of the hit reality series Survivor, and this coin depicts regional marine life, as well as a beautiful mermaid. This One Dollar coin is legal tender and has been issued by authority of the government of Palau.
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