Bermuda 1987 5 Oz Silver Proof Coin - Sea Venture Wreck with Box and COA

Description

Bermuda 1987 5 Oz Silver Proof Coin - Sea Venture Wreck with Box and COA.
This is indeed a historic coin by the Singapore Mint.
The 1987 Bermuda 5oz Proof Silver Sea Venture Coin was minted by the Singapore Mint on behalf of government of the Bermuda Islands, and commemorates the 1609 wreck of the ship Sea Venture at Bermuda in a hurricane. The wreck led to the settlement of the islands and is featured on the national Coat of Arms. The Sea Venture is a purpose-built supply ship for the Jamestown Colony, and was sent to sea before her timbers had cured. When the ship hit a hurricane in the Western Atlantic, the caulking was forced from the seams, and the ship began sinking. The captain sighted land and purposefully steered the Sea Venture onto the reef to save the colonists and crew. Most of the colonists made it to Virginia in two makeshift boats, but the islands became a stopover place for trans-Atlantic ships and became a colony in 1707. Two of the cannon from Sea Venture were used in the the first fortifications of the island.
This solid 5oz silver coin is 65 mm in diameter and made of 99.9% fine silver. It comes in a royal blue presentation case with Certificate of Authenticity. Generally rates as one of the two best sea ship coin with astonishing details in the numismatic world.
Front/Obverse
The obverse features the crowned bust of Queen Elizabeth II. facing right. Along the left border is BERMUDA and along the right ELIZABETH II
Rear/Reverse
The reverse features perhaps the most detailed sailing ship image found on a coin, showing the Sea Venture on the stormy reef and the 500 colonists and crew use the longboat to evacuate to the wooded shores of Bermuda in the distance. To the right is inscribed “.999 Five Ounce Silver,” then “Sea Venture Wreck - 1609.” On the bottom is “1987 Five Dollars.”