MDM Muenzhandelsgesellschaft (Germany)

10 Fiji Dollars

28,28

38,61

Silver 925°

10 000

Proof

Michael Schulz

The Mayer Mint (Germany)

Obverse: Bertha Benz and her children in the Motorwagen, face value. Reverse: Effigy of Queen Elizabeth II.

Bertha Benz was born on 3 May 1849 in Pforzheim, Germany. She married inventor Carl Benz on 20 July 1872 and died on 5 May 1944 in Ladenburg. She invested in Benz's business in 1871 enabling him to develop the first patented automobile and in 1888 she was the first person to drive an automobile over a long distance, in doing so bringing the Benz Motorwagen worldwide attention and the company its first sales.