Crown

Bermuda Crown. Obverse: Head of Queen Elizabeth II, crowned (right). Legend: 'ELIZABETH . II . DEI . GRATIA . REGINA.' Reverse: Map of Bermuda between two ships. Legend: '1609 BERMUDA 1959 ONE CROWN.' In plastic case of issue.

The ships depicted on the reverse are supposedly Deliverance and Patience, the ships made by the survivors of the wreck of the Sea Venture in 1609. The Sea Venture had been part of the Third Supply mission to the Jamestown colony in Virginia, but its compliment were stranded on Bermuda for 9 months after it was wrecked. Deliverance and Patience were made from salvaged parts of the Sea Venture and Bermuda cedar.

Object Details

ID: MEC1627
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Coin - crown
Display location: Display - Sea Things Gallery
Creator: Unknown
Date made: 1959
People: Queen Elizabeth II
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 39 mm
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