Pobjoy Mint Ltd (United Kingdom)

1 dollar (British Virgin Islands)

31,103 g

38,60 mm

Silver 999°

10 000 pcs

Reverse Frosted

Pobjoy Mint Ltd (United Kingdom)

Pobjoy Mint Ltd (United Kingdom)

Obvers: Uncouped Effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Reverse Frosted.Inscriptions "BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS", "QUEEN ELIZABETH II", "2022".

A reverse frosted image of the ship Santa Maria with open sails over a body of water. Inscriptions: "SANTA MARIA", "P" denoting Pobjoy Mint Bullion coin, "Ag.999.1 OUNCE" and the denomination.

The Santa Maria was the largest of three ships used by Christopher Columbus in 1492 during his famous voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. Details regarding the end of the Santa Maria were written in Columbus' journal, as well as his son Ferdinand's Life of Columbus; yet the two often differ. In Columbus' journal, on Christmas Day in 1492, the ship ran aground off the northern coast of Haiti, with records of the wreck being noted in his journal. Many researchers have attempted to figure out how these recollections and current maps align with the coastline in a bid to pin down the exact location of where the ship ended its voyage. However, even today, the exact location remains a mystery.