Nickel Silver plated

British Virgin Islands $1 US CAPITOL shape coin 2017 Nickel Silver plated Proof-Like

British Virgin Islands $1 US CAPITOL shape coin 2017 Nickel Silver plated Proof-Like

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Product Code: PJ-O-CAP-17
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Specifications
Metal	Nickel Silver plated
Mintage	5000
Content (Troy OZ)	1.13
Denomination (USD)	$1
Weight (g)	35.40
Size (mm)	55.00 x 41.00mm
Year of Issue	2017
Country	British Virgin Islands
Quality	Proof-Like
Decoration	US CAPITOL shape coin
Package	Unique designed display-stand
Certificate of Authenticity	Was not applied from the mint

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✔ Iconic shape of the Capitol building portrayed by a coin.

✔ Stunning tribute to a British Virgin Islands born National

✔ Produced in Britain manufacturer of luxury coins

✔ New exclusive effigy design of HM Queen Elizabeth II

✔ Only 5000 coins to be minted

The Coin

Such an iconic building deserves an iconic coin that replicates this imposing shape with great accuracy. Willliam Thornton is the man we can thank for this marvel of engineering and as he was born in the British Virgin Island it makes the Capitol coin a very fitting tribute.

Only a few shaped coins exist on the market and this $1 has a low mintage for a coin of this type increasing its rarity and desirability to collectors. We have featured our new and exclusive effigy design of HM Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse which captures our Queen in all her glory.

Behind the Coin

The United States Capitol is also known as Capitol Building and Capitol Hill is the headquarters of the US Congress and the seat of the Legislative branch of the US Federal Government and is located on top of Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. The word Capitol has a Latin origin and is vaguely associated with the Jupiter Optimus Maximus on Capitoline Hill which was one of the seven hills of Rome.

A competition was held in the spring of 1792 with a prize of $500 to see which architect could propose the best design for the building. A late entry from amateur architect William Thornton was the source of the iconic shape that we see today. Thornton, born in the British Virgin Islands, was well travelled and gained inspiration for the frontage of the building from east front of the Louvre and the Paris Pantheon.

The first cornerstone of the Capitol was laid by the one and only George Washington in 1793 and construction of the 16 acre building continued until 1800. Upon completion famous dome wasn’t as grand as we see it today after being rebuilt in the 1850s it now stands three times as tall as the original and weighs 4,041 metric tons.

The interior of the Capitol is as impressive as the exterior and has strong ties with the art world. The hallways are line with lavish murals, animals and flora indigenous to the United States. It also houses the National Statuary Hall collection which comprises 100 statues one of which is a bronze statue of King Kamehameha that weighs an astonishing 6,804kg. The icing on the cake and something that any building wouldn’t be complete without is a private subway which was used to transport senators to the neighbouring congressional office buildings.

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