2011 Niue - Real Pirates of the Caribbean 4 Coin Proof Set

The Real Pirates of the Caribbean - New Zealand Mint’s latest commemorative coin set release.

New Zealand Mint has created another masterful 1 oz. Silver Coin Set with the release of the 2011 Real Pirates of the Caribbean Four Coin - Treasure Chest Box Set.This highly collectible coin set features Blackbeard, Calico Jack, Bartholomew Roberts, and Henry Avery – the most infamous pirates to roam the high seas. Each pirate’s image is colourfully depicted in exquisite detail on the back of each coin.This set is displayed in a replica wooden pirate’s chest, each set includes a skull and crossbones pendant necklace and a certificate of authenticity with a background on each famous pirate. 

 The great or classic era of piracy in the Caribbean extends from around 1560 up until the mid 1720s. The period during which pirates were most successful was from 1700 until the 1730s. Caribbean piracy arose out of, and mirrored on a smaller scale, the conflicts over trade and colonization among the rival European powers of the time, including the empires of Britain, Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal and France. Most of these pirates were of English, Dutch and French origin. Because Spain controlled most of the Caribbean, many of the attacked cities and ships belonged to the Spanish Empire and along the East coast of America and the West coast of Africa. Dutch ships captured about 500 Spanish and Portuguese ships between 1623 and 1638. Some of the best-known pirate bases were New Providence, in the Bahamas from 1715 to 1725, Tortuga established in the 1640s and Port Royal after 1655.

The reverse of the coins features a full coloured image of the most famous Caribbean pirates; Edward Teach or Blackbeard, Calico Jack Rackham, Henry Avery and the most successful Bartholomew Roberts.

The obverse of the coin features The Raphael Maklouf effigy of Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II sovereign of the commonwealth of Niue.

Each coin in the Pirates of the Caribbean set is struck from 1oz of pure silver. No more than 8,000 coins will be issued by the New Zealand Mint. The coins are legal tender of Niue Island.