ART MINT (France)

5 dollars

62,2 g

50 mm

Silver 999°

250 pcs

This Antique finish ultra high relief coin contains a fragment from one of the Silver bars that sank over 400 years old.

ART MINT (France)

ART MINT (France)/ Lithuanian Mint

The reverse of the coin features a beautiful image of Nuestra Señora de Atocha, the unlucky Spanish galleon that sank in a hurricane off the Florida Keys in 1622. The coin contains a fragment from one of the Silver bars that sank over 400 years old. All around the reverse, the inscriptions: “NUESTRA SEÑORA DE ATOCHA” – the name of the coin.

The obverse of the coin features the Coat of Arms of Niue and the inscriptions: “NIUE” – the country of issue, “FIVE DOLLARS” – the face value, “2022” – the year of issue and “ELIZABETH II” – the name of the Queen.

The coin features a beautiful image of Nuestra Señora de Atocha. The Atocha tragically ended her voyage on a reef of the Florida Keys on September 6, 1622, taking with her 264 souls many of whom were of royal blood. She scattered over 47 troy tons of treasure over 50 miles of ocean bottom. There were only 5 people to survive the wreck. At the time of the sinking, the galleon was heavily laden with Copper, Silver, Gold and other precious goods. The coin contains a fragment from one of the Silver bars that sank over 400 years old.