Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
100 Dollars Sailing Ships
| Issuer | Government of Antigua & Barbuda |
|---|---|
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Size | 153 × 70 mm |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Printer | Log in to see details |
| Designer(s) | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Central vignette in bold relief executed in .999 fine silver against a 23K gold foil field, rendered in intaglio style, showing Admiral Piet Heyn's Dutch fleet engaging the Spanish treasure fleet, with multiple full-rigged sailing vessels under sail in a naval encounter scene. Floral and foliate column borders frame the left and right margins, with denomination numerals "100" appearing in all four corners within ornate cartouches. The legend "ADMIRAL PIET HEYN TAKES SPANISH TREASURE FLEET" appears to the upper left of the central vignette, with the gold purity mark "23K" to the upper right. |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering | GOVERNMENT OF ANTIGUA & BARBUDA ADMIRAL PIET HEYN TAKES SPANISH TREASURE FLEET 23K ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS 100 |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | GOVERNMENT OF ANTIGUA & BARBUDA INDEPENDENCE NOVEMBER 1981 MINISTRY OF FINANCE ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS 100 |
| Signature(s) | Log in to see details |
| Protection type | Log in to see details |
| Protection description | Log in to see details |
| Variants | Log in to see details |
| Comments | Log in to see details |