Cook Islands 1 Dollar 2020, HMS Bounty Sailing Ship 1 oz Ag 9999 plastic case
Composition | Silver (.9999) |
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Weight | 1 troy oz |
Diameter | 39.7 mm |
Obverse: Bust of Queen Elizabeth II.
Reverse: Depiction of the HMS Bounty from the port side as it sails. The ship was birthed in 1784 as the Bethia as a private merchant ship dispersing 215 tons. Small by Royal Navy standards, the ship was renamed the HMS Bounty when purchased by the Royal Navy and retrofitted for a voyage to Tahiti to include more space and armaments to defend itself. It was lost to mutiny in 1789.