Silver Coin 3 Oz Graham Bell - 100th Anniversary of Death 2022 Antique Standard

Alexander Graham Bell - 100th anniversary of death

A unique silver coin in the shape of a telephone device, partially gold-plated and protected by enamel, issued by the State of Barbados for the year 2022, weighing 3 Oz (93.3 g) in purity of the purest 99.9% silver and in Antique Standard finish, is issued on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the death of Alexander Graham Bell, the famous inventor whose most famous invention was the telephone.

The motif on the reverse of the coin symbolically links the various components of the telephone device and how it works. A functional rotating dial plated in 24Kt gold is embedded in the centre of the coin. Thanks to a special enamel finish, the gold-plated centre of the coin is protected and can be touched with the bare hand. The right side of the wide circle is dominated by a portrait of the famous inventor, while the right edge of the coin depicts a telephone apparatus and power line poles. The images are connected by wires and spiral telephone cables. At the upper edge, the description includes a stylized inscription denoting the invention "THE TELEPHONE". The description above the dial states the name of the inventor "ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL" and below the dial the years "1922 - 2022".
Alexander Graham Bell (1847 - 1922) was a Scottish-American scientist and inventor. He was involved in the education of the deaf and dumb, invented the microphone and built the first telephone and gramophone. On 14 February 1876, two inventors, Elisha Gray and Alexander Bell, applied independently for a patent for the telephone. Gray used an electromagnetic motion diaphragm only in the handset, but Bell used a diaphragm in both the handset and the microphone. The diaphragm oscillated near a coil wound on a steel magnet. The apparatus thus constructed was used without substantial modification until the end of the last century. Later, the induction microphone was replaced by a carbon microphone. The apparatus thus invented was used without substantial changes until the end of the last century.

The face of the coin bears the national emblem of Barbados with the inscriptions "BARBADOS", the face value "5 DOLLARS", the year of issue "2022" and the weight and fineness data. The emblem is further surrounded by telephone wires, spiral cables, a telephone apparatus and a dial.

The coin comes in a themed wooden box along with a numbered certificate of authenticity in a limited edition of only 999 pieces for the entire world!