Description

In December 2018, the first issue of this collection of coins dedicated to the memory of the History of Navigation was made available to the public.

The collection is comprised of a total of 20 coins representing a selection of ships that, for one reason or another, have been relevant throughout the ages.

Every coin is manufactured in cupronickel, with a face value of € 1.5, and they have the same reverse in common. The obverse side of each coin displays each of the ships selected in colour, which provides a great degree of realism to the images.

The reverse side they share in common displays the face value of the coin within a centre circle, together with the legend HISTORY OF NAVIGATION. Outside the circle, six dolphins are depicted jumping over the same aquatic motifs that are also displayed in the different obverse sides of the coins. They have the following characteristics in common:

• Composition: cupronickel
• Face Value: 1,5€
• Weight: 15 g
• Diameter: 33 mm

Together with the coins, an album for collecting the coins is made available to the public, which also contains a pair of books with detailed information about each of the vessels, the manufacturing process of coins, as well as more information about the collections at the Naval Museum.

This second issue is comprised of the following coins (click on the links to display larger images of the obverse and reverse sides of each of the coins):

• Replenishment Oiler Patiño
• Armored Cruiser Carlos V
• Chinese champatian
• Greek War Trirreme

The next issue will feature the 14th century sailing vessel, the Amphibious Aircraft carrier Juan Carlos I, the 17th century spanish galley and the caravel.

To find out more about this collection or for more details about each of the coins that comprise it, please visit the page dedicated to the History of Navigation.

Spanish Oiler Patiño

The obverse of the coin displays an image of this Spanish Oiler, according to a photograph property of the Spanish Navy.

Spanish Cruiser Carlos V

This coin shows the image of the work entitled "Crucero Carlos V", which is preserved in the Naval Museum of Madrid.

Chinese sampan

The obverse of this coin features the work titled “Marina of the Far East. Chinese boats Modern war rush. Champatian”, made by Rafael Monleón y Torres, which can be found at the Naval Museum in Madrid.

Greek Trireme

The obverse of this coin displays the image of the work titled “Greek Navy of war. Large Greek Triremes”, which can be found at the Naval Museum in Madrid.

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