CIT Coin Invest AG (Lichtenstein)

250 dollars

31,1 g

33 mm

Gold 999,9°

110 pcs

Proof, embedded real piece of coal from the Titanic, Smartminting®, Ultra High Relief

CIT Coin Invest AG (Lichtenstein)

B.H. Mayer (Germany)

One side features a three-quarter view of the Titanic sailing to the right; icebergs to its left and right; on the turbulent surface of the water TITANIC, slightly recessed.

The other side features the planned route of the Titanic from Southampton to New York with a star at the spot where the accident happened, above the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley (IRB), around it the name of the ruler, the denomination and the name of the issuing nation; below an elevation of the ship from the side and of the lower deck, where the coal for the operation of the steam engine was stored. In the place of the coal bunker is an inlay of an original piece of coal from the Titanic, below the year 2022. The edge features the most important figures of the ship in micro minting: LENGTH 269.1 M . BEAM 28.2 M . HEIGHT 53.5 M . DRAUGHT 10.5 M . SPEED 23 KN . POWER 51‘000 HP . TONNAGE 46‘328 GRT . CAPACITY 2435 PASSENGERS, 982 CREW . OWNER WHITE STAR LINE . BUILDER HARLAND & WOLFF . MAIDEN VOYAGE 1912 APRIL 10 . SINKING 1912 APRIL 15 . VICTIMS 1514

The Titanic. The tragic story of a cruise ship and an iceberg. It is hands down the most famous maritime disaster of all time. Countless documentaries and movies have been made about the story. Just 160 minutes after the momentous accident happened on April 14th, 1912 the vessel sank dragging more than 1500 people to an icy grave. This coin range is dedicated to the Titanic and its tragic story. While the reverse shows the colored ship in full speed in ultra-high relief the obverse tells the tale. You can see the route across the Atlantic including the point where the tragedy happened. Furthermore, you have two different perspectives of the deck and cabin construction and the inner part of the Titanic. This might give you an idea why so many people were trapped inside the ship as it went down.

Just a handful of artifacts from the Titanic have made it back to the water surface as the ship lies at a depth of 3800 m (12470 ft.) at the bottom of the sea. One of them is an authentic coal lump which was recovered back in 2000.