Lewis Chessmen coin series - The British Museum | Rosland Capital
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This Knight is one of the 67 Lewis chess pieces in the collection of the British Museum, part of a remarkable hoard of carved walrus ivory. The 2021-issue 2.5 oz, 999.0 fine silver proof coin appears in a strictly limited mintage of 10,000. The 50mm diameter, legal tender coin bears a portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse and is minted by PAMP SA, one of the world’s finest mints.
In collaboration with the British Museum, Rosland Capital added the gold Queen from the famed Lewis chess pieces to our coin collection.
The 2021- issue 2.5 oz, 999.0 fine silver proof coin appears in a strictly limited mintage of 5000. The 50mm diameter, legal tender coin bears a portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse and is minted by PAMP SA, one of the world’s finest mints.
The protective packaging features the intricate carved ivory of one of the chess pieces, and acts as a numbered certificate of authenticity, with statements of weight, purity, and quality, together with the signature of the accredited Swiss assayer at PAMP.
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