{"id":895,"date":"2016-06-16T14:10:06","date_gmt":"2016-06-16T13:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.towermint.co.uk\/?post_type=dt_portfolio&#038;p=895"},"modified":"2023-04-26T14:31:10","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T13:31:10","slug":"the-battle-of-the-atlantic-for-all-seafarers-coin","status":"publish","type":"dt_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.towermint.co.uk\/project\/the-battle-of-the-atlantic-for-all-seafarers-coin\/","title":{"rendered":"2016 Gibraltar The Battle of the Atlantic \u2018For all Seafarers\u2019 coin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1519050365348{padding-top: 100px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;897&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1529067312323{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"font-size: 40px;\">The Battle of the Atlantic \u2018For all Seafarers\u2019 coin<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1527673643384{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 5px;\">issued by: <span style=\"color: #ffbf00;\">Government of Gibraltar<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<strong>Metal:<\/strong> 99.9% British WWII silver | <strong>Quality:<\/strong> Brilliant uncirculated | <strong>Weight:<\/strong> 7.77 grams | <strong>Diameter:<\/strong> 27 mm | <strong>Denomination:<\/strong> \u00a320 | <strong>Year of issue:<\/strong> 2016 | <strong>Mintage limit:<\/strong> 185,000 | <strong>Obverse:<\/strong> Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II | <strong>Reverse:<\/strong> An anonymous Merchant Navy sailor and scenes from typical Battle of the Atlantic convoy.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>Remembering the forgotten fourth service<\/h4>\n<p>In February 1941, during the Battle of the Atlantic, a Merchant Navy vessel,\u00a0the SS Gairsoppa, was\u00a0torpedoed and sunk by German\u00a0U-boat U-101 off the Irish coast.\u00a0On\u00a0board, she had up to 7 million\u00a0ounces of\u00a0silver,\u00a0destined to be\u00a0minted into British coins. Silver,\u00a0crew and ship sank to the bottom\u00a0of the ocean 4,700 metres below\u00a0sea level.\u00a0In 2012, after more than 70 years\u00a0on the seabed the WWII silver was\u00a0located and brought to the surface\u00a0\u2013 thanks to advanced modern\u00a0technology\u00a0it\u00a0is one of the deepest\u00a0successful shipwreck recovery\u00a0operations ever! After 75 years the lost British WWII silver is now available in a unique coin issue remembering the forgotten fourth service. This unique commemorative\u00a0provide a fitting tribute to not only\u00a0the lost crew of the SS Gairsoppa\u00a0but to the 30,000 Merchant Navy\u00a0sailors who sacrificed their lives\u00a0during the Battle of the Atlantic .[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\" ubtn-ctn-left \"><a class=\"ubtn-link ult-adjust-bottom-margin ubtn-left ubtn-normal \" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonmintoffice.org\/silver-coins\/wwii-silver\/battle-of-atlantic-20-for-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" ><button type=\"button\" id=\"ubtn-4477\"  class=\"ubtn ult-adjust-bottom-margin ult-responsive ubtn-normal ubtn-no-hover-bg  none  ubtn-left   tooltip-662d09266c121\"  data-hover=\"\" data-border-color=\"\" data-bg=\"#282785\" data-hover-bg=\"\" data-border-hover=\"\" data-shadow-hover=\"\" data-shadow-click=\"none\" data-shadow=\"\" data-shd-shadow=\"\"  data-ultimate-target='#ubtn-4477'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-weight:normal;border:none;background: #282785;color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"ubtn-hover\" style=\"background-color:\"><\/span><span class=\"ubtn-data ubtn-text \" >ORDER HERE<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In February 1941, during the Battle of the Atlantic, a Merchant Navy vessel,\u00a0the SS Gairsoppa, was\u00a0torpedoed and sunk by German\u00a0U-boat U-101 off the Irish coast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":897,"template":"","dt_portfolio_category":[14,12],"dt_portfolio_tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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