2021 Gilt St. Helena "Napoleon's Angel" | 1 oz Silver £1 | First Rel NGC PF69 UC

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2021 St. Helena "Napoleon's Angel" | 1 oz Proof Silver £1 | NGC PF69 UC | OGP+COA
'2021 Gilt St.Helena S£1 | Napoleon's Angel | First Releases |
PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
| 2872297-003'
Scarce - only 1,821 coins struck. In NGC's TOP POP category. In top 5 coins w/w certified by NGC.
In NGC's top 5 (five)
coins worldwide
as of 12/7/2022 -
Only 5 (five) of these coins
have been certified
by NGC as PF69UC or PF70UC (see pics)  a/o 12/7/2022. As of
12/7/2022, NO, none, notta, zero coins have been certified by NGC as PF70UC.
The coin you see in the pictures is a 'top pop' coin - graded at PF69 UC.
Obverse:
(Back) Shows the fifth portrait of
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
along the face value of 1 pound, the date of issue (2021)
Reverse:
(Front)
Features a design of an angel standing beside Napoleon's resting place
.
I purchased these coins new directly from The East India Company - London, sent them into NGC for certification, and received them back from NGC. Original owner.
NGC
Traditional
'FIRST RELEASES' Blue label +
Scratch-resistant
NGC holder upgrade.
Coins and coin holders have been kept in a smoke-free, temperature & humidity controlled environment since I purchased them.
The coin in the pictures
(
2872297-003
)
is the PF69 UC coins that I am selling
(actual images), and an accurate representation of what you are buying.
Other 'stock' photos also used.
Each coin ships with an Intercept Technologies CoinArmour 3 1/4" x 4" bronze storage bag for long(er) term preservation & protection. See picture that details the advantages of the CoinArmour technology.
Sovereign coin backed by the British / Saint Helena government.
Free shipping & insurance in the USA .
Additional Information below courtesy of APMEX, The East India Company & other public web sites
2021 Napoleon’s Angel 1oz Silver Proof Coin
The East India Company SKU:
FG21ANGSP1OZ
STRICTLY LIMITED TO ONLY 1821 COINS WORLDWIDE
To mark the 200th Anniversary of Napoleon’s death, The East India Company is proud to pay tribute to his time on St Helena and the angels that protect his final resting place in Paris.
Napoleon Bonaparte famously built an Empire that spread across Europe before his final defeat at Waterloo in 1815, after which he was exiled to St Helena. He spent his final years there at Longwood House, where
he died in 1821
. He was buried under a willow tree in the garden with none of the fanfare he might have expected, a simple gravestone marking the spot. In his will he had expressed a desire to be buried in Paris, a wish that was finally granted in 1840.
Napoleon’s remains now lie in a tomb under the gold-plated dome at Les Invalides in Paris, his final resting place under the watchful gaze of 12 magnificent life-size angels, carved from stone and stationed by the pillars of the crypt.
DETAILS:
The angels that stand guard over Napoleon’s tomb in Paris were created by French neoclassical sculptor Jean Jacques Pradier in tribute to Napoleon and his greatest military achievements. They remain in Napoleon’s crypt to this day; peaceful; protecting; eternal.
As well as those 12 magnificent angels, this new coin design is inspired by the Napoleon Death Medal. It featured an angel draped over the Emperor’s tomb, both of which are reinterpreted on this limited edition 1oz silver Proof coin which shows a peaceful angel beside Napoleon’s resting place. Much like the angels who look over his tomb in Paris, the angel holds a watchful gaze over Napoleon’s gravestone, which is inscribed with his monogram surrounded by a classical laurel wreath.
This limited-edition silver Proof coin is presented in a bespoke case along with a booklet and certificate of authenticity.
It is the first in a series of coins which will be released annually, each featuring a different ‘Angel’ themed design.
Specification:
Coin Name:
2021 Napoleon’s Angel 1oz Silver Proof Coin
Alloy:
0.999Ag
Denomination:
£1
Weight:
1oz
Issuing Authority:
St Helena
Diameter:
38.61mm
Edge:
Milled
Issue Limit:
1821
Total Mintage:
1821