SAN JOSE Grand Shipwrecks in a History – 2022 2 oz Pure Silver Antique Finish Coin with Selective Color – NIUE
 
Pre-Order, available March 2022
 
Is the issue No.4 in the “Grand Shipwrecks in History” series!
2019 - WHYDAH GALLY 
2020 - RMS TITANIC 
2021 - VASA
2022 - SAN JOSE
 
The Colombian Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez mentioned a grand shipwreck of the San Jose galleon in his famous “Love in the Time of Cholera” novel. He wrote about “a cargo of precious metals and stones valued at five hundred million pesos in the currency of the day”. It was perhaps the richest cargo ever lost at sea. Meet our eye-catching San Jose silver coin with digital printing and high relief, depicting the mysterious shipwreck. The beautiful colorful picture creates a pretty contrast with the silver framing giving this coin artistic and aesthetic value.
 
The reverse of the coin features a beautiful image of the San Jose, the Spanish galleon that sunk with a cargo of stones valued at five hundred million pesos in the currency of the time. It was perhaps the richest cargo ever lost at sea. The beautiful colorful picture creates an impressive contrast with the silver framing, increasing the artistic and aesthetic value of the coin. On the reverse, the inscription: “SAN JOSE” – the name of the coin. 
 
The obverse of the coin depicts the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on a nautical themed background. All around, the inscriptions: “ELIZABETH II” – the name of the Queen, “NIUE” – the issuing country, “FIVE DOLLARS” – the face value, “2oz Ag 999” – the weight and the fineness of the Silver and “2022” – the year of issue.