{"id":640,"date":"2017-11-20T14:24:21","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T14:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.towermint.co.uk\/?p=640"},"modified":"2021-01-07T09:25:56","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T09:25:56","slug":"sealand-50th-anniversary-coin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.towermint.co.uk\/sealand-50th-anniversary-coin\/","title":{"rendered":"Tower Mint Strike Sealand 50th Anniversary Coin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1519401297880{padding-top: 100px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1>Tower Mint Strike Sealand 50th Anniversary Coin<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;orange&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1519401432176{padding-top: 15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1527254560814{padding-right: 20px !important;}&#8221;]The Treasury of the <strong>Principality of Sealand<\/strong>, the world\u2019s oldest man-made micro-nation and self-proclaimed independent state located in the <strong>North Sea<\/strong> have announced that a Sealand commemorative coin has been issued in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the declaration of independence which occurred on the 2nd September 1967. On that day 50 years ago, four members of the Bates family, along with friends and supporters, raised the principality\u2019s newly designed flag on the tower for the first time.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1519141846044{padding-top: 15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;649&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]Accompanied by his wife Joan, his 14-year-old son Michael and 16-year-old son daughter Penelope, Roy Bates declared the Principality of Sealand an independent entity, claiming \u201cJus Gentium\u201d or \u201cLaw of Nations\u201d over a part of the globe that was \u201cTerra Nullius\u201d or \u201cNobody\u2019s Land\u201d. Joan Bates herself became the territory\u2019s co-ruler as Sovereign Princess \u2013 on her 38th birthday.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]This is the second authorized Sealand commemorative coin since 2012, and it is designed by Michael Alexander. It is struck to proof quality by the Tower Mint, UK on behalf of the Treasury of the Principality of Sealand. The reverse side of the coin depicts the very moment when Sealand\u2019s flag was raised for the very first time and is based on a photograph taken just after the flag was raised by Princess Joan.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1519401432176{padding-top: 15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1527255108429{padding-right: 20px !important;}&#8221;]The commemorative text \u201cRAISING THE FLAG, 2nd SEPTEMBER 1967\u201d is placed just under the image along the lower edge. The text \u201cPRINCIPALITY OF SEALAND\u201d and the coin\u2019s denomination of \u201c25 DOLLARS\u201d and \u201c2017\u201d are placed above the central design arranged in three lines. Michael Alexander\u2019s initials \u201cMAA\u201d appear to the right of the primary design. The obverse side includes three detailed portraits of all three sovereign Princes and Princesses since independence was declared in 1967.<\/p>\n<p>The top effigy is that of Sovereign Prince Roy, who ruled from 1967 until his passing in 2012. The second effigy is that of Sovereign Princess Joan who was co-ruler from 1967 until her passing in 2016. The third effigy is that of Sovereign Prince Michael who succeeded his father in October 2012 and subsequently his mother in March 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Prince Michael is Sealand\u2019s sole ruler and this is the first coin issued by the Treasury of Sealand to include his effigy. All three effigies are based on official photographs taken for the occasion of the 35th anniversary of Sealand\u2019s independence in 2002.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1519141846044{padding-top: 15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]Sealand\u2019s official motto \u201cE MARE LIBERTAS\u201d (Latin for \u201cFrom the Sea, Freedom\u201d) is placed above the portraits with the commemorative text \u201c50th ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE\u201d positioned below the portraits in four lines. Michael Alexander\u2019s initials \u201cMAA\u201d appear to the right of the portraits.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]The coin was authorized on September 2, the 50th anniversary of Sealand\u2019s declaration of independence, and went into production on December 5, 2017. The coin is encapsulated and presented in a custom gold-colored leatherette case imprinted with the Principality\u2019s commemorative dates and crest on the top cover.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1519401432176{padding-top: 15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1529507879863{padding-right: 20px !important;}&#8221;]As with the previous 2012-dated crown, the anniversary coin is individually numbered from 001 to 300 and hallmarked, which is applied on a smooth portion of the coin\u2019s reeded edge utilizing laser technology. A numbered certificate of authenticity corresponding to the coin\u2019s actual number will be included. The coin is retailed directly by Sealand\u2019s treasury and orders can now be placed with immediate dispatch and delivery.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the 50th anniversary of Independence coin, please visit their e-webshop on the Treasury\u2019s official website, Principality of Sealand at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sealandgov.org\/shop\/stamps-coins\/50th-commemorative-coin\">www.sealandgov.org\/shop\/stamps-coins\/50th-commemorative-coin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Article courtesy of Michael Alexander.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Treasury of the Principality of Sealand, the world\u2019s oldest man-made micro-nation and self-proclaimed independent state located in the North Sea have 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