2028) Amelia Earhart (Aviator), Niue Island: "Femme Fatale Coin Series": Sixth Coin in the Series: A $50 (Fifty Dollars - NZD) Gold Proof Coin minted by the Czech Mint on behalf of Niue Island: Date/Year of Coin issue: 08/2021:
Femme Fatale ("Fateful women") Coin Series:
This Coin Series features famous women from all Ages. The Series so far has included six famous women -
Helena of Troy, Empress Elisabeth "Sissi" of Bavaria, singer Emma Destinn, Egyptian Queen Cleopatra, writer Bozena Nemcova, and now aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart appears in one ounce of pure gold .
Amelia Earhart, the courageous aviation pioneer, is the sixth femme fatale to be commemorated on a gold coin from the Czech Mint's free cycle.
The Header/Banner displaying the Obverse & Reverse of the $50 Gold Coin, together with a photograph of Amelia Earhart standing against her aircraft
Amelia Earhart:
From an early age, it was clear that Amelia would not be like the other girls - she preferred to play with an air rifle instead of dolls.
During the First World War, she treated wounded soldiers and at the age of only twenty-four, she acquired her first plane. She completely failed to fly and had an ambition to fly an airplane, which was close to her heart.
When she was thirty, she crossed the Atlantic Ocean as the first woman, broke the women's speed record two years later, and at the age of thirty-five, crossed the Atlantic again, this time solo.
That wasn't enough for her either, so at the age of forty she began planning a spectacular expedition around the world.
The Lockheed Model 10 Electra was to be her means of achieving her dream, with navigator Fred Noonan at her side.
However, it became fatal for her.
The Lost Expedition:
On June 1, 1937, they took off from Miami, but never reached their destination – they disappeared on July 2. President Roosevelt dispatched the U.S. Navy, including an aircraft carrier, to find the pilot, but the search was unsuccessful.
The fate of the expedition became a mystery - moderate theories proclaimed that the plane broke down and the crew perished in the crash, conspiracy buffs claimed that the flight was merely a cover for espionage and the aviators were executed by the Japanese.
But according to the latest research, the brave pilot wrote the last chapter of her life story as a castaway on a desert island.
Whatever her true ending, it does not change the fact that she became a national heroine and an inspiration to generations of women who followed in her footsteps.
The Coin:
The Reverse of the $50 (Fifty Dollars - NZD) Gold Coin features a portrait of Amelia Earhart.
The inscriptions are - "AMELIA EARHART" (on the left periphery) and "Au.999.9. 31.1 g" (on the centre right periphery). Also seen is an aircraft propeller and the initial "D" (Reversed - symbolising the designer).
The Obverse of the $50 (Fifty Dollars - NZD) Gold Coin is inscribed "ELIZABETH II. NIUE ISLAND. 50 DOLLARS. 2021".
Niue Island has given the foreign licence for issuing coins of the Czech Mint.
The specifications of this Coin are:
Country of issue: Niue Island; Date/Year: 08/2021; Coin Series Theme: "Femme Fatale"; Coin Theme: "Amelia Earhart - Aviation Pioneer"; Denomination: $50 (Fifty Dollars - NZD); Metal Composition: .9999 Fineness Gold (Au); Weight: 1.0 Oz or 31.103 grams; Diameter/Size: 37.0 mm; Coin Quality: Proof; Minted By: Czech Mint; Mintage: 200 pieces; Presentation Box/Case: Yes, Black Leather Case; Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes; Encapsulated: Yes; Designer: (Obverse & Reverse) Vojtěch Dostál, DiS.
The Presentation Case with a outer shipping wrapper.
The Presentation Case - Back giving the specifications of the Coin.
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6) Nikola Tesla, Niue: Second Silver Coin with a denominational value of 1 NZD (One New Zealand Dollar) in "Geniuses of the 19th Century Coin Series" minted by the Czech Mint on behalf of Niue : Date of Coin issue: 03/2020
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