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Organized as a catalog of ship coins, according to the popular
KM-numbering system, these volumes list coins that have a common
design are grouped under separate headings. Circulating coins and
collector-oriented commemoratives are included and the coin images
represent the many different ways in which the ships are depicted.
Volume I"Fram," "Golden Hind," "Santa Maria," "Vasa," and "H.M.S.
Victory" are names of famous ships that have played a part in
Europe's maritime history and the stories associated with these and
many other ships are told in this book of ship coins. Each
narrative provides the historical background and watercraft
experience and circumstance of the soldiers, sailors, admirals and
generals, explorers, naval commanders, and fishermen who sometimes
through bravery and sometimes through human error have merited a
place in the historical record, and are associated with particular
vessels that have merited the striking of a coin in record and
remembrance. Each entry contains information on the ships, wherever
available (length, beam, depth, and tonnage). The book constitutes
a catalogue of ship coins organized according to the popular KM
numbering system, with groupings under separate headings where
ships have a common design. The coin images represent the many
different ways in which the ships are depicted. Each volume
contains a select bibliography and an index listing the ships,
persons and other major topics covered in the narratives. Volume
IIIncluding more than 600 narratives, the next in the series
follows the publication of Volume I to describe coins from America
and Asia.
Fram, Golden Hind, Santa Maria, Vasa, HMS Victory are names of
famous ships that have played a part in Europes maritime history.
The stories associated with these and many other ships are told in
this book of 'ship coins'. Each narrative provides the historical
background and watercraft experience and circumstance of the
soldiers, sailors, admirals and generals, explorers, naval
commanders and fishermen who sometimes through bravery and
sometimes through human error have merited a place in the
historical record, and are associated with particular vessels that
have merited the striking of a coin in record and rememberance.
This book is the first ever to narrate the history through the
medium of ships featured on coins. Each entry contains information
on the ships, wherever available (length, beam, depth and tonnage).
The book constitutes a catalogue of ship coins organised according
to the popular KM numbering system, with groupings under separate
headings where ships have a common design. The coin images
represent the many different ways in which the ships are depicted.
Each volume contains a select bibliography and an index listing the
ships, persons and other major topics covered in the narratives.
Volume I: Europe will be followed by Volume II: America and Asia,
1800-2008 and Volume III: Africa and Oceania, 1800-2011.
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