The Story of Gold, Proof Gold Coin Collection of 12x 0.5g coins issued by Tristan da Cunha. The...
The Story of Gold, Proof Gold Coin Collection of 12x 0.5g coins issued by Tristan da Cunha. The collection has a mint date of 2009 and an obverse depicting Queen Elizabeth facing right. The reverse types depict: The portrait of Christ - as seen on Byzantine coins; The portrait of Alexander the Great - as seen on Greek coins of Macedon; Ides of March, dagger either side of pileus (liberty cap) - as seen on the famed denarii of Brutus, an assassin of Julius Caesar; Lion roaring at a bull - as seen on the coins of King Croesus; Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte - as seen on gold Francs of his period; Knight holding a bundle of arrows - an emblem of the 1579 'Union of Utrecht'; Coat-of-arms of France - as seen on gold Écus of France from the middle ages; Fleur-de-lis - an emblem of the city of Florence; St George slaying the dragon - as seen on British gold Sovereigns; Cross potent - as seen on Spanish Reales and Escudos; South African Springbok - as seen on South African Krugerrands; Bald eagle - an emblem of the United States of America. All Proof FDC and supplied in a Fabula Aurum wooden display case.