SHIPS, TRAINS & PLANES ON COINS
COINS
WITH A
TRANSPORTATION THEME
COINS OF BASSAS DA
INDIA FEATURES FRENCH SAILING SHIPS
Bassas
da India is an uninhabited atoll about halfway between
Madagascar and Mozambique. It is a French possession that is
also claimed by Madagascar. The island is the site of
numerous shipwrecks and is popular with divers. It recently issued
three 2012 dated coins, each featuring a famous French warship.
The 30mm brass 100 Francs depicts the galleon La
Couronne on the other. La
Couronne was
France’s first Man of
War. The ship, built for Cardinal Richelieu in 1636, carried
68 heavy cannons. The 22mm bi-metallic 200 Franc features the
frigate Le Soleil Royal
(The Royal Sun). Launched
in 1669, the 104 gun ship was a powerful and beautifully decorated
vessel was a symbol of the power of Louis XIV. The ship was
destroyed by a
joint British and Dutch force in 1692. The 28.5mm bi-metallic 500
Francs pictures the battleship Formidable.
Launched in 1751, the ship took part in the Canadian campaign
of 1755. She was captured by the British in 1759 in the
Battle of Quiberon Bay, off the coast of France and became the HMS Formidable in
the Royal Navy. In 1768 she was dismantled. The
reverse of the coins picture the arms of the island which feature two
dolphins and a seahorse. All three coins are Uncirculated.
Item
BAS-INDIA-100F BASSAS DA INDIA 100 FRANCS
2012 UNC. out
Item
BAS-INDIA-200F BASSAS DA INDIA 200 FRANCS
2012 UNC. $22.00
Item
BAS-INDIA-500F BASSAS DA INDIA 500 FRANCS
2012 UNC. $24.00
SHACKLETON'S SHIPS
British Antarctic Territory and South Georgia & South Sandwich
Islands each issued a 2022 dated 50 Pence coin to commemorate the 100th
anniversary of the death of British Antarctic Explorer Sir Ernest
Shackleton. The Endurance trapped in sea-ice is featured on the British
Antarctic Territory 50 Pence. In 1914 Shackleton and a crew
of 27 sailed for the Antarctic on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic
Expedition. The sailing ship became trapped in sea-ice on
January 19, 1915 and drifted for months before being abandoned and
sinking. The exhausted crew eventually made it to Elephant
Island, 346 miles (557km) from where the ship was abandoned.
From there Shackleton navigated an open lifeboat across 800 miles
(1300km) of treacherous ocean to South Georgia, then hiked across the
island to a whaling station, arriving on May 20, 1916 where he was able
to finally obtain help. His remaining crew were rescued from
Elephant Island on August 30, 1916. In 1921 Shackleton began
another Antarctic expedition, this time using the schooner-rigged
steamship the Quest. The crew included members of his
previous expedition. Unfortunately, Shackleton died of a heart attack
aboard the vessel on January 5, 1922, the day after reaching Grytviken,
South Georgia. The ship is pictured on this 50 Pence coin of
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands. Both
coins are seven-sided, 27.3mm copper-nickel with a "diamond finish" and
have a limited mintage of just 2,750 pieces each. The coins
come in presentation cards.
Item
BAT-END BRITISH ANTARCTIC TERRITORY 50 PENCE 2022 ENDURANCE BU
$19.95
Item
SGA-QST SOUTH GEORGIA &
SOUTH SANDWICH ISLAND 50 PENCE 2022 QUEST BU
$19.95
CUTTY SARK ON 2021
GOLD, SILVER
& COPPER-NICKEL COINS
The British Indian Ocean Territory honored the ship Cutty Sark on 2021
gold, silver and copper-nickel coins. All three have similar
designs featuring the famed ship under full sail on the reverse and
Queen Elizabeth on the obverses. The 11mm gold coin contains a half
gram of 24 carat gold. It has a reverse frosted Proof finish
and comes in a red presentation box with a numbered Certificate of
Authenticity. Only 69 gold coins were struck with the reverse
frosted Proof. It is denominated as 1/64 Royal. The
38.6mm reverse frosted 1 troy ounce .999 fine silver 1 Royal has
mintage of 10,000 pieces. The 38.6mm copper-nickel 1 Royal
has a mintage of only 4,750 pieces. The Cutty Sark was one of
the last, fastest and most famous British Tea Clipper Ships ever built.
She was launched in 1869, the same year the Suez Canal was
opened. Though steam ships had much higher fuel costs, they
proved more reliable, had lower insurance costs, and had a
substantially shorter journey by using the Suez Canal, which was not
suitable for sailing ships. The Cutty Sark sailed just eight tea trips
from China before being moved to the Australia wool trade, then to
other cargos. By 1922 she was the last clipper ship operating in the
world. Today she is a popular museum ship in permanent dry
dock in Greenwich, England.
Item
BIOT-CUTTY-GOLD BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN
TERRITORY GOLD 1/64 ROYAL CUTTY SARK 2021 REVERSE FROSTED
PROOF OUT
Item
BIOT-CUTTY-SILVER BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN
TERRITORY SILVER 1 ROYAL CUTTY SARK 2021 REVERSE FROSTED BU OUT
Item
BIOT-CUTTY-CN BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY
COPPER-NICKEL 1 ROYAL CUTTY SARK 2021 BU
$14.00
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BRITISH VIRGIN
ISLANDS CELEBRATES
SAILING SHIPS
The British Virgin Islands issued a series of six coins depicting
famous sailing ships that had some connection with the British Virgin
Islands. The 2022 dated 1 Dollar coins are 28.4mm and are
struck in virenium (a gold colored alloy). Queen Elizabeth is on the
obverse. The coins come in capsules and have a mintage of only 1950
pieces each.
Item
BVI-MARIA BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 1 DOLLAR
2022 SANTA MARIA BU $15.00
Item
BVI-HIND21 BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 1 DOLLAR
2022
GOLDEN HIND BU $15.00
Item
BVI-ASTREA BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 1 DOLLAR
2022 HMS ASTREA BU $15.00
Item
BVI-ROHNE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 1 DOLLAR
2022 RMS ROHNE BU $15.00
Item
BVI-NYMPH BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 1 DOLLAR
2022 HMS NYMPH BU $15.00
Item
BVI-FORM BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 1 DOLLAR 2022
HMS FORMIDABLE BU $15.00
Item
BVI-SHIPSET ALL 6 OF THE ABOVE BRITISH VIRGIN
IS. SHIP COINS, BU $85.00
GIBRALTAR 50 PENCE DEPICTS LASER SAIL BOAT
This
circulating commemorative Gibraltar 50 Pence was issued for the 2019
Island games which were held in Gibraltar from July 6 to 12.
The games were attended by some 2000 athletes from 24 island
territories and nations from around the world competing in 14
sports. The seven-sided copper-nickel coin depicts a stylized
image of a Laser sail boat and sailor.
Item
GI-50P-GAMES
GIBRALTAR 50 PENCE 2019AC ISLAND GAMES UNC. $5.00
AIRPLANE AND HYDROFOIL ON CANADIAN ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL DOLLARS
Canada
issued both colored and uncolored versions of their 20220 circulating 1
Dollar coin commemorating the 175th anniversary of the birth of
inventor Alexander Graham Bell. Though Bell is most
remembered for his invention of the telephone, he also did
groundbreaking work in optical telecommunications, hydrofoils, and
aeronautics. His work with hydrofoils and aeronautics were
done in his later years in Canada. This is reflected in the design of
the coins, which feature a portrait of Bell in his later years, his
signature, schematic illustrations of the Silver Dart - the first
aircraft to achieve controlled powered flight in Canada in 1909, and
his HD-4 hydrofoil, which in 1919 set world marine speed record of
70.86 miles per hour (114.04 kph), a record which stood for ten
years. Both events took place at Nova Scotia’s Bras d’Or
Lake. The lake is represented by wave lines on the uncolored
con and blue on the colored version. Queen Elizabeth is on
the obverse
Item
CA-COL-BELL CANADA 1 DOLLAR 2022 ALEXANDER
GRAHAM BELL, COLOR VERSION, BU $5.00
Item
CA-REG-BELL CANADA 1 DOLLAR 2022 ALEXANDER
GRAHAM BELL, UNCOLORED VERSION, BU $5.00
Item
CA-BOTH-BELL BOTH OF THE ABOVE CANADA 1
DOLLAR
2022 ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL BU
$9.50
CANADA CELEBRATES
BLUENOSE WITH
2021 DIMES
Canada
celebrated the 100th anniversary of the schooner Bluenose with
three 2021 dimes. Bluenose was launched as a fishing and
racing schooner in 1921. Bluenose had long been a nickname
for Nova Scotians. The ship repeatedly won the International
Fisherman's Cup and other important competitions.
In 1937, when she was at the height of her fame, she was placed on the
reverse of the Canadian dime. It was the year she won her
final race. Fishing schooners were replaced by motorized
trawlers. Bluenose was motorized and in 1942 was stripped of
her masts and rigging and converted to a costal freighter working in
the Caribbean. In 1946, while carrying a load of bananas, she
struck a reef in Haiti and was abandoned. The three versions
of the 2021 Bluenose dime include one with the traditional design with
the dates 1921 2021, one with an updated version showing the ship
cutting through the waves, and a colorized version showing the ship
cutting through the waves. All three have the Susanna Blunt portrait of
Queen Elizabeth on the obverse.
Item
CA-BLUE SET OF 3 CANADA 2021 BLUENOSE 10
CENTS, BU
$3.00
BEAUTIFUL
UNCIRCULATED CANADIAN VOYAGEUR SILVER DOLLAR
These beautiful Canadian silver dollars depicts a voyageur and an
Indian paddling a canoe. Voyageurs were 18th and early 19th
century French Canadian fur transporters and traders. They
transported fur and goods over vast distances by canoe and would carry
heavy loads across portages. Their exploits have been
celebrated in music and folklore. This attractive Canadian
Voyageur Dollar is struck in .800 fine silver and is 36mm in
diameter. They contain .6 troy ounces of silver. Queen
Elizabeth is on the obverse. The 1965 and 1966 coins portray Arnold Machin's
portrait of the Queen wearing a tiara.
Item CA-TIARA$ CANADA 1 DOLLAR TIARA, 1965-66
KM64 UNC. $20.00
2023 HANKO COIN FEATURES POLIKARPOV I-15 BI-PLANE
A Russian Polikarpov I-15 bi-plane
fighter is featured on this unofficial 2023 dated 50 Markka coin of
Hanko (Hango). The plane was used between 1939 and 1944 in the two wars
between Finland and the Soviet Union. The Hanko peninsula is the
southernmost point of mainland Finland and is the home of the port and
city of Hanko. During the 19th and early 20th centuries while
Finland was under Russian control, Hanko was the port of choice for
emigrants leaving Finland for a new life in North America and a popular
resort of Russian nobility. After the 1939 Winter War between
Finland and the Soviet Union, Finland was forced to lease the peninsula
to Russia for 30 years as a naval base. Finland regained
control of the peninsula in 1941 during the second Soviet-Finnish
war. The obverse of the coin depicts the heraldic
Finnish lion. The Proof silver-plated brass coin
has a mintage of only 125 pieces.
Item
HANKO HANKO 50 MARKKA 2023 PROOF
$22.00
JAPAN MULTI-COLORED SILVER EARTHQUAKE
RELIEF COINS
Japan issued these two multi-colored silver 1000 Yen coins in 2015 to
help raise funds for the rebuilding effort after the Great East Japan
Earthquake, also called the Tohoku Earthquake which occurred March 3,
2011. The magnitude 9.1 earthquake was the largest ever
recorded in Japan. The earthquake triggered powerful tsunami
waves that may have reached heights over 130 feet (40.5m), traveled up
to 6 miles (10km.) inland and led to the meltdown of the Fukushima
Nuclear Power Plant. As of 2015, when the coins
were issued, almost a quarter of a million people were still displaced
from their homes. The first coin depicts a fishing boat with
numerous flags and banners coming to the rescue. Ears of rice
are to the left It has a mintage of 60,000. The
second coin features an origami paper crane flying over the
reconstruction zone. It has a mintage of only
40,000. Both coins have the same reverse depicting a tree and
birds in flight. The legend translates as "Let's do our best
Japan". The coins are dated Heisei ear year 27, which
corresponds to 2015AD. They are 40mm and contain 1 troy ounce
of .999 silver and come in their original boxes with Certificates of
Authenticity..
Item
JP-BOAT JAPAN 1000 YEN 2015 BOAT Y242 PROOF $75.00
Item
JP-CRANE JAPAN 1000 YEN 2015 CRANE Y243 PROOF $75.00
MEXICO CELEBRATES 500th
ANNIVERSARY OF VERACRUZ
Mexico
commemorated the 500th anniversary of the founding of the port and city
of Veracruz with this 2019 dated this 12-sided, 30mm, bi-metallic 20
Peso coin. The city was founded in 1519 by Hernando (Hernan)
Cortes prior to conquering the Aztec Empire. The coin depicts a 16th
century sailing ship, the Old Municipal Palace and a latent image with
the numeral "20". The obverse of the coin depicts the Mexican
eagle and snake coat-of-arms.
Item
MX-20P-VERACRUZ19 MEXICO 20 PESOS 2019 VERACRUZ KM991 UNC. $7.00
BICENTENNIAL OF THE MEXICAN
NAVY
Mexico
celebrated the 200th anniversary of their Navy with this 12-sided,
30mm, bi-metallic 20 Peso coin. The coin depicts the schooner
Iguala which in 1822 was the first ship to hoist the Mexican flag. Also
depicted is Lieutenant José Antonio de Medina Miranda, who was the
first commander of what is now the Mexican Navy; and the long range
ocean patrol ship Patrulla which was launched in 2018. Above is a
latent image of an anchor. Below are the dates
"1821" "2021" separated by the denomination. The obverse of
the coin depicts the Mexican eagle and snake coat-of-arms.
Item
MX-20P-NAVY21 MEXICO 20 PESOS 2021 NAVY BICENTENNIAL KM1000 UNC. $7.00
BRITISH
HEROES COINS INCLUDE MULTI-COLORED BRITISH FLAG 
Heroes of Great Britain are featured this five coin set from the tiny
British possession of Tristan da Cunha. Each of the five
gold-plated 38.6mm 1 Crown coins includes an embedded red, white and
blue Union Jack of the United Kingdom. The 5 coin set contains a coin
featuring “The Lone Soldier”, a
memorial to the fallen. Battle of Britain pilots Douglas
Badar and Keith Parks, along with their airplanes, are each featured on
their own coin. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill,
along with World War II aircraft is on the fourth coin.
Horatio Nelson, hero of the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, and his ship,
is on the fifth coin. Queen Elizabeth is on the obverse of
each of the 2010 dated coins. The coins are Brilliant Uncirculated.
Item TDC-HEROES
TRISTAN DA CUNHA 5 COIN BRITISH HEROES SET,
BU
$39.50
UKRAINE
CELEBRATES 100th ANNIVERSARY OF ITS NAVY
Ukraine
celebrated the 100th anniversary of its Navy with this 2018 10 Hryven
coin, which is impressive for a country that only gained independence
31 years ago. The Ukrainian Navy traces is founding to April
18, 1918. The commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, sensing the
mood of the majority of the Ukrainian seaman, officially proclaimed the
entire fleet in Crimea to be under control of the Ukrainian National
Congress and raised the Ukrainian flag. In 1921 it
was merged into the Soviet Navy. It was re-established after
Ukraine gained its independence following the collapse of the Soviet
Union in 1991. It lost most of its ships and its headquarters
in Sevastopol when Russia invaded Crimea in 2014. The obverse
of the 30mm copper-nickel-zinc coin includes the Ukraine Naval Flag,
the outline of a warship and the Ukraine national emblem. The
reverse features the number "100" incorporating naval insignia atop
stylized waves.
Item
UA-10H18-NAVY
UKRAINE 10 HRYVEN 2018 100th ANNIVERSARY OF
UKRAINE NAVY UNC. $5.00
2022 UKRAINE COINS HONORS MILITARY
Ukraine released three 2022 dated 10 Hryven coins honoring their
military which is fighting against the Russian invasion. A
33mm coin honoring the Special Operations Forces depicts the emblem of
the forces on one side and a Special Ops soldier on the
other. Behind the soldier is an outline of Svyatoslav the
Brave with a sword and a shield. Svyatoslav ruled Kievan Rus from 945
until he was killed in an ambush in 972. Another 33mm coin
honors the Navy. One side depicts three naval ships and a map
of southern Ukraine and Crimea, which is currently ruled by
Russia. The other side features the emblem of the
Navy. The third is a 23.5mm 10 Hryven honoring the
Territorial Defense Force. Male and female soldiers with guns
and the force's emblem are on one side of the coin. The other
side features the denomination and the small Ukrainian coat of arms.
Item
UA-10H-SET22
UKRAINE SET OF 3 2022 10 HRYVEN ARMED FORCES COINS, UNC. $9.75
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This
circulating commemorative Gibraltar 50 Pence was issued for the 2019
Island games which were held in Gibraltar from July 6 to 12.
The games were attended by some 2000 athletes from 24 island
territories and nations from around the world competing in 14
sports. The seven-sided copper-nickel coin depicts a stylized
image of a Laser sail boat and sailor. 
Canada
issued both colored and uncolored versions of their 20220 circulating 1
Dollar coin commemorating the 175th anniversary of the birth of
inventor Alexander Graham Bell. Though Bell is most
remembered for his invention of the telephone, he also did
groundbreaking work in optical telecommunications, hydrofoils, and
aeronautics. His work with hydrofoils and aeronautics were
done in his later years in Canada. This is reflected in the design of
the coins, which feature a portrait of Bell in his later years, his
signature, schematic illustrations of the Silver Dart - the first
aircraft to achieve controlled powered flight in Canada in 1909, and
his HD-4 hydrofoil, which in 1919 set world marine speed record of
70.86 miles per hour (114.04 kph), a record which stood for ten
years. Both events took place at Nova Scotia’s Bras d’Or
Lake. The lake is represented by wave lines on the uncolored
con and blue on the colored version. Queen Elizabeth is on
the obverse 
Canada
celebrated the 100th anniversary of the schooner Bluenose with
three 2021 dimes. Bluenose was launched as a fishing and
racing schooner in 1921. Bluenose had long been a nickname
for Nova Scotians. The ship repeatedly won the International
Fisherman's Cup and other important competitions.
In 1937, when she was at the height of her fame, she was placed on the
reverse of the Canadian dime. It was the year she won her
final race. Fishing schooners were replaced by motorized
trawlers. Bluenose was motorized and in 1942 was stripped of
her masts and rigging and converted to a costal freighter working in
the Caribbean. In 1946, while carrying a load of bananas, she
struck a reef in Haiti and was abandoned. The three versions
of the 2021 Bluenose dime include one with the traditional design with
the dates 1921 2021, one with an updated version showing the ship
cutting through the waves, and a colorized version showing the ship
cutting through the waves. All three have the Susanna Blunt portrait of
Queen Elizabeth on the obverse.
A Russian Polikarpov I-15 bi-plane
fighter is featured on this unofficial 2023 dated 50 Markka coin of
Hanko (Hango). The plane was used between 1939 and 1944 in the two wars
between Finland and the Soviet Union. The Hanko peninsula is the
southernmost point of mainland Finland and is the home of the port and
city of Hanko. During the 19th and early 20th centuries while
Finland was under Russian control, Hanko was the port of choice for
emigrants leaving Finland for a new life in North America and a popular
resort of Russian nobility. After the 1939 Winter War between
Finland and the Soviet Union, Finland was forced to lease the peninsula
to Russia for 30 years as a naval base. Finland regained
control of the peninsula in 1941 during the second Soviet-Finnish
war. The obverse of the coin depicts the heraldic
Finnish lion. The Proof silver-plated brass coin
has a mintage of only 125 pieces.
Mexico
commemorated the 500th anniversary of the founding of the port and city
of Veracruz with this 2019 dated this 12-sided, 30mm, bi-metallic 20
Peso coin. The city was founded in 1519 by Hernando (Hernan)
Cortes prior to conquering the Aztec Empire. The coin depicts a 16th
century sailing ship, the Old Municipal Palace and a latent image with
the numeral "20". The obverse of the coin depicts the Mexican
eagle and snake coat-of-arms.
Mexico
celebrated the 200th anniversary of their Navy with this 12-sided,
30mm, bi-metallic 20 Peso coin. The coin depicts the schooner
Iguala which in 1822 was the first ship to hoist the Mexican flag. Also
depicted is Lieutenant José Antonio de Medina Miranda, who was the
first commander of what is now the Mexican Navy; and the long range
ocean patrol ship Patrulla which was launched in 2018. Above is a
latent image of an anchor. Below are the dates
"1821" "2021" separated by the denomination. The obverse of
the coin depicts the Mexican eagle and snake coat-of-arms.
Ukraine
celebrated the 100th anniversary of its Navy with this 2018 10 Hryven
coin, which is impressive for a country that only gained independence
31 years ago. The Ukrainian Navy traces is founding to April
18, 1918. The commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, sensing the
mood of the majority of the Ukrainian seaman, officially proclaimed the
entire fleet in Crimea to be under control of the Ukrainian National
Congress and raised the Ukrainian flag. In 1921 it
was merged into the Soviet Navy. It was re-established after
Ukraine gained its independence following the collapse of the Soviet
Union in 1991. It lost most of its ships and its headquarters
in Sevastopol when Russia invaded Crimea in 2014. The obverse
of the 30mm copper-nickel-zinc coin includes the Ukraine Naval Flag,
the outline of a warship and the Ukraine national emblem. The
reverse features the number "100" incorporating naval insignia atop
stylized waves.
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