Pirate Queens (1.) - Anne Bonny
1 Oz Gold - Uncirculated

• 1st Issue of the new Pirate Queens Series
• Premium Bullion Coin
• 99.99% pure Gold
• Mintage only 100 pieces
• With Certificate of Authenticity
• Delivery in original Box

The first issue of the new Series Pirate Queens is dedicated to Anne Bonny - one of the most notorious female pirates of her time. The motive of the Premium Bullion Coin struck from 99.99% pure gold features a detailed image of Anne Bonny and John Rackham's pirate ship which seems to move away from the viewer and fires four cannons. Below the ship is the typical pirate sign - a skull with two crossed infantry swords. The inscription "ANNE BONNY" and the weight and fineness complete the design. The reverse shows the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, the monetary denomination and the year of issue. Born in Kinsale, Ireland, in the late 1690s, Anne Bonny was the daughter of Mary Brennan, a maid, and William Cormac, a lawyer. When the affair became public, Cormac, Mary and Anne emigrated to the United States. There, Anne was to be married to a respected merchant before her 20th birthday - but she met and married the sailor John Bonny. Through him she gained her first insights into piracy and was deeply fascinated by the new world that revealed itself to her. When she finally met the pirate John Rackham in today's Nassau (Bahamas), she left John Bonny to make the seas unsafe together with Rackham. They were later joined by the equally famous female pirate Mary Read. In 1720, the pirate crew was ambushed and overpowered. Rackham was executed, whereas Anne Bonny and Mary Read were initially imprisoned due to alleged pregnancies. Mary Read died there of a fever - the fate of Anne Bonny remains uncertain to this day. The Pirate Queens - Anne Bonny Premium Bullion Coin in Gold is strictly limited to only 100 pieces worldwide and is delivered in the original box including a certificate of authenticity.