3241) Around the World Voyage
of the Amerigo Vespucci, Italy's oldest Naval Vessel: A 5 Euro Silver Proof & Colour Coin presents the voyage of the Vessel: Date of Coin issue: 08.03.2024:
The IPZS has issued new
silver proof and colour coins marking the launch of one of the world’s most
dynamic international tours of the Amerigo Vespucci Tall Sailing ship.
The Header/Banner presents the Amerigo Vespucci Tour Mondiale 2023-2025 at full sail on its 20-month World tour of over 40,000 nautical miles calling at 31 ports and touching 28 countries and five continents. The 5 Euro Silver Coin - Obverse and Reverse is placed at right.
Italy's oldest Naval Vessel,
the Amerigo Vespucci features on the latest coin.
It is one year since the
Italian Navy’s training sailing vessel, the Amerigo Vespucci left Genoa on
Saturday the 01.07.2023 for a circa 20-month World tour of over 40,000
nautical miles calling at 31 ports and touching 28 countries and five
continents.
At ninety years of age, the Amerigo Vespucci is the oldest naval
vessel of the Italian Navy, pristine at almost a century of undisputed beauty
and service. She sailed out for the World tour, combining the traditional
training activity of officer cadets, promotion of the ‘Made in Italy’
denotation of manufacturing and excellence in the countries and ports covered
by the campaign.
The event was accompanied an
aeronautic flyover of the Italian Air Force’s national acrobatic team Frecce
Tricolori as well as an over-past of the Italian Navy’s aviation formation with
displays of the F-35B Lightning II and AV-8B Harrier II fighter jets. As a
UNESCO and UNICEF ambassador, the Vespucci also flies the flag of the
International Maritime Organization (IMO) renowned for their commitment to
environmental sustainability and sea protection initiatives.
The Vespucci left the
Mediterranean basin and sailed along the African Coast until she reached Capo
Verde where she then crossed the Atlantic Ocean for Santo Domingo, Dominican
Republic.
The journey then took the Vespucci to Buenos Aires, arriving in November
last year with only enough crew for maintenance.
She will set sail in April
2024 around the Cape Horn of South America bound for Chile and then up to Los
Angeles where a new crew of 1st class officer cadets will board and embark for
Honolulu.
One of the most exciting stages of the tour will be when the Vespucci
arrives in Japan and the Philippines before sail down to Australia.
From the
northern coast of the Land Down Under, the crew will continue through Asia and
Middle East to return to the Mediterranean through the Suez Channel and back to
her homeport in La Spezia scheduled for February 2025.
The Coin:
Designed by Emanuele
Ferretti, the Obverse of the 5 Euro Silver Coin features a Heraldic coat of arms of the Italian Navy
formed by a Samnite shield topped with the naval crown insignia and depicting
the symbols of the four historic Italian maritime republics of Venice, Genoa,
Pisa and Amalfi.
The crest is flanked by the inscription "REPUBBLICA ITALIANA" which is placed below.
The Reverse of the 5 Euro Silver Coin features the actual logo of the
2023-2025 World Tour of the Amerigo Vespucci Ship as its central design.
It is
composed of a stylised depiction of the historic Training Ship of the Italian
Navy and the inscription "AMERIGO VESPUCCI TOUR MONDIALE 2023-2025".
The logo is
accented by colours of the Italian flag and gold highlighting the bow of the
ship.
To the lower right is the denomination "5 EURO" and in the centre is the year of
issue, "2024" with the name of the designer, "E.FERRETTI" seen just under the year.
To the left is the mintmark, a capital letter "R" (the mint mark of the Mint of Rome).
The specifications of the Silver Coin are:
Country: Repubblica Italiana (Republic of Italy); Denomination: 5 Euro; Metal Composition: .925 Fineness Silver (Ag); Weight: 18.00 grams; Diameter/Size: 32.00 mm; Coin Quality: Proof & Colour (PAC); Mintage: 4,500 pieces; Minted By: IPZS, Italy; Designer: E. Ferretti.
- each coin is specially encapsulated and presented in a coin folder with
side magnetic closure.
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49) Around the World Voyage of the Amerigo Vespucci, Italy's oldest Naval Vessel: A 5 Euro Silv er Proof & Colour Coin presen ts the voyage of the v essel: Date of Coin issue: 08.03.2024
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