British Museum Lewis Chessmen - The Bishop - 1/4 oz Gold Coin 2023

British Museum Lewis Chessmen - The Bishop - 1/4 oz Gold Coin 2023Joining Roslands British Museum Masterpiece Collection is this gold Bishop a chessman made from walrus ivory in Norway about AD 1150 1200 and found in 1831 hidden in a sandbank on the coast of the Scottish Isle of Lewis. This is one of 93 pieces found in the hoard, presumed to have been hidden for safety by a trader traveling the sea routes connecting Scandinavia and the British Isles in the Middle Ages. Chess came via the Islamic world to Christian

The limited edition 1kg gold coin was developed by Rosland Capital in collaboration with three-time World Champion

bearing a statement of metal fineness

This modern masterpiece will be treasured by collectors all around the world and will be a fitting tribute to the past and present-linking William Wyon

and the signature of the Swiss assayer who certifies the work of PAMP SA

who was executed for adultery a year later

Naval vessels bombarded the heavily fortified German defences as Allied aircraft flew over 14

we arrive at the Rhino

On the reverse side of every coin within the Big Five series

As you engage with the coin

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth

and was then issued until 2000 with a face value of 100 yuan

The coin was minted in 2019 to mark 25 years since he won his first championship title