Silver Coin 1 Kg Deep Sea Titanic 2016 Antique Standard

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Silver Kilo Coin - Titanic

An exclusive silver coin issued by the Republic of Benin in 2016 and minted in the finest 99.9% pure silver, weighing 1000 g, is dedicated to the most famous ship in history - the Titanic.

The reverse of the coin depicts the wreck of the Titanic at the bottom of the deep sea. The dark blue glass on the coin gives the motif an impressive underwater effect. The inscriptions "THE TITANIC WRECK WORLD HERITAGE", year of issue, weight and fineness follow.

The obverse depicts the same ship motif in antique design and the inscriptions "THE RMS TITANIC SANK ON HER MAIDEN TRIP AFTER STRIKING AN ICEBERG ON APRIL 14, 1912" and "THE WRECK OF THE RMS TITANIC WAS DESIGNATED AS AN INTERNATIONAL MARITIME MEMORIAL ON OCTOBER 21, 1986", as well as the emblem of the Republic of Benin and the face value.

The coin comes in a deluxe gift case along with a numbered certificate of authenticity in a very limited edition of only 99 pieces for the entire world.

Titanic

The RMS (from the English Royal Mail Steamer) Titanic was a luxury liner of the White Star Line that was wrecked during its maiden voyage on the night of 14-15 April 1912. 1,517 passengers and crew members perished. The Titanic's destruction is one of the most famous maritime disasters.

The Titanic was built in Belfast at the Harland & Wolff shipyards for the White Star Line, as the second of a series of three ships of similar characteristics (alongside the Olympica and Britannic). The ship's chief designer was Thomas Andrews, considered to be the absolute leader in his field. The best materials and the best technology available at the time were used to build the ship.

Titanic was 269.1 metres long and 28.25 metres wide, had a gross tonnage of 46,328 GRT and a displacement of 52,310 tonnes at maximum draught (10.54 m). It was slightly larger than the Olympic and was therefore the largest naval vessel ever built. Its hull was divided into 16 watertight chambers and the bottom of the ship was doubled. Overall, Titanic was considered one of the safest ships in the world, even unsinkable.

This conjecture was supported by the trade magazine Shipbuilder, which wrote that "when the watertight doors are closed, the ship becomes virtually unsinkable. The ship was to be able to withstand even the simultaneous breaching of the first 4 watertight chambers, which was already quite unimaginable given its size. 29 steam boilers in 6 separate boiler rooms powered 2 reciprocating steam engines (15,000 hp each) and a turbine (16,000 hp).The ship had three propellers (the middle one weighed 22 tons, the outermost weighed 38 tons), and the maximum speed of the ship was estimated at 24 knots (Titanic never sailed it). Smoke from the boilers was discharged into three true funnels. In addition to these, a false chimney was installed aft to serve as the main ventilation outlet and the galley chimney. With four funnels, the ship looked larger and gave a greater impression of safety.

The Titanic's role was to carry passengers (capacity was just over 2,450), and there was room for a limited number of carriages and automobiles (and a crane to load them) and mail between Europe and North America. On this route it was to compete with the Cunard Line's giant steamers, the Mauretania and the Lusitania. The ship was manned by 885 crew members.