British Virgin Islands World's First Quad Metal 2007 Coin

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Announcing another world first from the pioneers of minting, Pobjoy Mint. Now’s your chance to own the world’s first quad metal (that’s four metal) coin, intricately crafted in rings of silver, palladium and gold, with a centre of platinum, and produced on behalf of the British Virgin Islands.

It’s a must, not only for those collectors who are fans of groundbreaking minting, but for those who love coins with an intriguing story. The value of the coin is a royal, which is the English spelling of the Spanish Ryal. This historic Spanish coin used to be cut into four to break it down into smaller change. It’s from these Ryal quarters that the famous US Quarter got its name. It’s in honour of the Ryal and the Quarter that Pobjoy Mint has chosen to ‘quarter’ this new coin using four metals.

And that’s not the end of the story. Look at the beautifully intricate design and you’ll notice it has a nautical theme, which ties in perfectly with the seafaring traditions of the British Virgin Islands. The outer ring of the coin depicts the points of a compass and includes a cross from the Spanish eight Reale coin (which is better known to fans of pirate movies as a ‘piece of eight’).

Inside this there’s more; a ship’s rope intertwined with blue marlins and bottlenosed dolphins and the centre ring shows the sun with a ship from the 15th century. Sailors used to believe the earth was made up of four elements: fire, earth, water and air – which takes us back to the theme of four at the heart of this groundbreaking, superbly detailed coin.

This beautifully engineered and unique precious metal coin has been struck four times to produce the superlative Pobjoy proof finish.

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