Niue Islands 2011 $2 Real Pirates of the Caribbean 1 Oz Proof Silver Coin
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Niue Islands 2011 $2 Real Pirates of the Caribbean 1 Oz Proof Silver CoinNiue Islands 2011 $2 Real Pirates of the Caribbean 1 Oz Proof Silver CoinLow Mintage Limit, only 8.000 !Coin in capsule with Certificate of Authenticity and a specialPresentation CaseThe Real Pirates of the Caribbean - New Zealand Mint's commemorative coin set release.The great or classic era of piracy in the Caribbean extends from around 1560 up until the mid 1720s. The period during which pirates were most successful was from 1700 until the 1730s. Caribbean piracy arose out of, and mirrored on a smaller scale, the conflicts over trade and colonization among the rival European powers of the time, including the empires of Britain, Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal and France. Most of these pirates were of English, Dutch and French origin. Because Spain controlled most of the Caribbean, many of the attacked cities and ships belonged to the Spanish Empire and along the East coast of America and the West coast of Africa. Dutch ships captured about 500 Spanish and Portuguese ships between 1623 and 1638. Some of the best-known pirate bases were New Providence, in the Bahamas from 1715 to 1725, Tortuga established in the 1640s and Port Royal after 1655.REVERSE DESIGNThe reverse of the coins features a full coloured image of the most famous Caribbean pirates; Edward
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