1$ Silver Coin British Virgin Islands 2022 – Santa Maria

Santa Maria is the flagship on which Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492.
The ship was built in Galicia and named “La Gallega” (“Galician”). The Santa Maria was wrecked on Christmas Day 1492 off the coast of Haiti. The wreckage of the ship was used in the construction of a settlement founded in this place in 1493, later called La Navidad (Spanish: La Navidad – “Christmas”).

Obverse: Santa Maria with open sails over a pond.
Reverse: Porter of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Denomination: 1$
Weight: 31.1g (1oz)
Diameter: 38.6mm
Metal: Silver 999
Quality: BU
Circulation: 10.000
Packaging: capsule