I am very fond of ships on coins.
I know that many people share this fondness. I have a few coins depicting ships.
So, I will post a series called "Ships on Coins" and I will show all the coins that I have on this theme.
There will be no order of presentation or country of issue. As the coins are in several places, I will simply search on each place and publish those that I found.
The first is a CAD $1 1999 "225th Anniversary of the Voyage of Juan Perez".
It weights 23.3g with 92.5% silver purity and Proof finish. Its mintage was 126,435 units and the issue price was CAD $29.95.
In 1774 Juan Perez led an expedition which made the first documented sighting of the Queen Charlotte Islands.
The reverse of this coin illustrates the 225-ton frigate "The Santiago", one of the Queen Charlotte Islands and the Haida canoes approaching the ship.
The reverse was designed by D. Craig and engraved by S. Witten.
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