{"id":928,"date":"2016-06-16T15:46:53","date_gmt":"2016-06-16T14:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.towermint.co.uk\/?post_type=dt_portfolio&p=928"},"modified":"2023-04-26T14:30:32","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T13:30:32","slug":"the-official-merchant-navy-battle-of-the-atlantic-sovereign","status":"publish","type":"dt_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.towermint.co.uk\/project\/the-official-merchant-navy-battle-of-the-atlantic-sovereign\/","title":{"rendered":"2016 Gibraltar Official Merchant Navy Battle of the Atlantic Sovereign"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Official Merchant Navy Battle of the Atlantic Sovereign<\/h1>\n

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issued by: The Government of Gibraltar<\/span><\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Metal:<\/strong> Gold AU 916\/1000 | Year:<\/strong> 2016 | Quality:<\/strong> Proof | Diameter:<\/strong> Various | Weight:<\/strong> Various<\/p>\n

Denominations:<\/strong> Quarter Sovereign, Half Sovereign, Full Sovereign, Two Sovereign, Five Sovereign[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The Merchant Navy is often referred to as the \u2018Fourth Service\u2019, but it has also become the forgotten service, with the huge contribution of the merchant fleet during the\u00a0war too often overlooked and undervalued. The thousands\u00a0of merchant seafarers who made up the \u2018Fourth Service\u2019 during the war are our \u2018unsung heroes\u2019 \u2013 their heroism and the sacrifices largely unreported and uncelebrated. Struck to Proof quality, in 22 carat Gold, this set of four gold coins is minted in honour and remembrance of all those who served in Britain\u2019s Merchant Navy during the war years. Comprising the full family\u00a0of gold sovereigns – \u00a0a double, a full, a half and a quarter Gold Sovereign – only 100 of these sets are being issued\u00a0worldwide.<\/p>\n

Approved by Buckingham Palace and officially endorsed by the Merchant Navy Association, the reverse design\u00a0features a beautiful depiction of one of the U.S. built Liberty Ships that helped change the face of the war. The obverse also holds the Official Battle of the Atlantic Merchant Navy Association Anchor privy mark.[\/vc_column_text]