The Sedov is a 4-masted steel
barque. She is
the largest traditional sailing ship still in operation. She was
launched in Germany in 1921 as a cargo carrier. The Soviet
Union
got her in 1946 as a war reparation and used it as Navy training
vessel. Today she is operated as a training ship by Murmansk
State Technical University and is a regular participant in Tall Ships
events and races. This Belarus 2008 sterling silver 20 Ruble
pictures the ship on one side, and has a map and a prismatic compass
rose on the other. The compass rose sparkles with many colors
as
it is shifted in the light. The Brilliant Uncirculated coin
is
38.6mm in diameter and has an authorized mintage of 25,000 pieces.


Poland
issued the silver 2 Zlote in
1936 picturing the three-masted
sailing ship "Dar Pomorza" (Gift of Pomerania) to commemorate the 15th
anniversary of the founding of the Gdynia seaport. Poland
developed the port after World War I after it loss access to the Port
of Gdansk (Danzig). The ship was built in Hamburg, Germany in
1909, seized by France as a war reparation in 1920, and in 1927 was
purchased by Poland with funds raised by donations from Pomeranian
citizens. Except for the War Years, the "white frigate"
served as a training vessel for young Polish sailors. Since
1982 she has served as a stationary museum ship in Gdynia.
The coin picturing the ship appeared on the 2005 aluminum-bronze 2
Zlote that was issued as part of a series commemorating the history of
Polish coinage. Both coins feature the Polish Eagle on the
obverse.
POLAND GOLD ON SILVER WORLD CUP
SOCCER COIN
POLAND
HONORS THEIR POPE

Cook
Islands $5 2009 picturing HMB Endeavour and James Cook The Cook Islands
honored its namesake, Captain James Cook, and his ship The HMB
Endeavour on this 2009 sterling silver 5 Dollar
coin. The
reverse of the coin pictures the ship and has a cameo portrait of the
Captain. The obverse pictures Queen Elizabeth. The
ship was
approximately 32 meters long and 9 meters wide (104 feet x 29 feet) and
carried a crew of 70 plus up to 24 passengers. The vessel
could
reach a speed of only 5 knots. The flat design of its hull
made
for slow sailing, however allowed the ship to be pulled onto the beach
for repairs without requiring a dry dock. The attractive
38.6mm
coin has a mintage of only 2,500 pieces, and is Proof.
In 2002 North Korea released this set of seven attractive coins
featuring
transportation themes. Included is a copper-nickel 2-Chon
showing
an old automobile, two 1-Chon coins showing an early steam
locomotive
and an old car and four aluminum 1/2-Chon coins, showing an ancient
Greek
galley, a Chinese junk, a modern high-speed train and a jet
airplane.
All seven were struck in conjunction with the United Nations FAO coin
program
and bear the legend "XXI CENTURY FAO FOOD SECURITY". The FAO
coin
program encourages farmers to grow more food through the legends and
designs
of the coins themselves and helps raise funds for the training of
farmers
through the sale of the coins to collectors. It was one of
the
first
multi-national coin programs and has involved the coins of over 50
nations.
This North Korean addition to the program is unusual in that the coins
feature transportation themes rather than the typical FAO designs that
feature plants, animals or logos. It is an attractive set
from a
nation whose coins are difficult to find.
The Congo Republic
features a multi-colored Junkers JU-52 aircraft on this 32mm
copper-nickel 1995 100 Franc coin. The German
JU-52, sometimes called “Iron Annie” was a tri-motored transport
manufactured from 1932 to 1945. A sturdy, versatile,
aircraft, it saw service as a cargo transport, passenger liner and a
bomber in military and civilian fleets into the 1980’s. The
coin depicts a multi-colored Swiss Air JU-52 flying in front of the
Matterhorn. The obverse depicts a woman holding a tablet and
the denomination. The coin has a mintage of only 25,000 and
carries a $25 catalog value.
Kazakhstan
was
the home of the Soviet Union’s space program. This 2009 copper-nickel
50 Tenge commemorates the 1975 Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. The
project
involved the joining of a Soviet Soyuz space capsule that was launched
from Kazakhstan with an American Apollo capsule in space. The
project
symbolized the warming of relations between the two cold war powers and
conducted a number of scientific experiments. It was the last
manned
space launch for the United States until the launch of the Space
Shuttle in 1981. The coin features the two spacecraft joined in space
orbiting the earth. The coin is 31mm in diameter and is
Uncirculated.
Ukraine recently released
two
2004 dated copper-nickel 5 Hryvnia coins
that feature spacecraft and aircraft. One commemorates the
50th
anniversary of the Pivdenne Design Bureau. Pivdenne was a
major
player in the Soviet Union's space program, having designed about 70
types of satellites and rockets. More recent projects include
converting Ballistic Missiles into commercial satellite launch
vehicles. One side of the coin shows the new Sich 1M
multi-purpose Earth remote sensing satellite that is scheduled to be
launched in 2004. The other side features a satellite
orbiting
the earth. The coin has a mintage of only 30,000. The other coin is a
part of the annual series featuring Ukrainian aircraft. It
features the recent Anatov AN-140 commuter aircraft. The
AN-140
coin is available was struck in two
denominations. The copper-nickel 5 Hryvnia has a
mintage of
50,000
pieces.
BENIN
SILVER COIN FEATURES OLYMPIC ROWING
CONCH REPUBLIC DOLLAR FEATURES SAILING SHIP
SCARCE SHIP TOKENS
SHAWNEE NATION 2009 SILVER DOLLAR
SOMALIA SPORTS CAR SHAPED COINS
SOUTH GEORGIA & SOUTH SANDWICH
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