BAILIWICK OF JERSEY - BRITISH CROWN DEPENDENCY
REIGN OF ELIZABETH II (1952-PRESENT) - HOUSE OF WINDSOR
19TH CENTURY JERSEY SHIPBUILDING SERIES
THE SCHOONER “TICKLER”
GOLD POUND COIN CERTIFIED BY NGC PROOF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
PIEDFORT WIDTH
OBV: WITHIN BEADED BORDER “YOUNG” PORTRAIT BUST OF ELIZABETH II WEARING TIARA RIGHT; DATE BENEATH.
REV: WITHIN BEADED BORDER THE MASTED WOODEN SAILING SHIP “TICKLER” LEFT WITH A SEMICIRCLE OF WAVES BENEATH WITH NAME OF SHIP AND DATE “1858”; DENOMINATION BELOW.
EDGE: INSCRIPTION “CAESAREA INSULA” WHICH MEANS ISLAND OF JERSEY IN LATIN.
KM # 84B
THE SCHOONER “TICKLER” WAS BUILT IN 1858 AND SAILED AS A MERCHANT VESSEL ON THE NEWFOUNDLAND RUN, THE MEDITERRANEAN AND NORTHERN EUROPE FOR 10 YEARS.
THE SERIES CELEBRATES THE JERSEY HISTORY OF SHIPBUILDING.
CONTAINS 19.65 GRAMS OF 917 FINE GOLD
(.5793 OZ AGW)
22.5 MM IN DIAMETER
ONLY 250 MINTED!
