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HMS Bounty 2025 $5 1oz Silver Proof Coin

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  • Collect one of the world’s most limited annual coin releases telling the iconic story of the Mutiny on the Bounty!
  • Each coin struck to the highest Proof finish in dazzling Fine Silver!
  • Measures to 38.60mm in diameter.
  • Strictly limited to just 500 coins worldwide.
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The story of the HMS Bounty and the Pitcairn Islands is one of the most famous maritime mutinies in history. In 1789, the Bounty, a British Royal Navy vessel, was tasked with transporting breadfruit plants from Tahiti to the Caribbean. However, tensions between Captain William Bligh and his crew, led by Fletcher Christian, escalated. The crew mutinied, setting Bligh and loyalists adrift in a small boat while the mutineers seized the ship.

Christian and a group of mutineers, along with several Tahitian men and women, sought refuge on the remote Pitcairn Island to avoid capture. There, they burned the Bounty and settled on the island. Their descendants still live on Pitcairn today, creating a unique population with deep historical ties to this event.

The mutiny and settlement shaped the region’s history, influencing Pitcairn’s culture, governance, and its place in British colonial history.

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Downies Collectables

HMS Bounty 2025 $5 1oz Silver Proof Coin

$249.00 AUD

The story of the HMS Bounty and the Pitcairn Islands is one of the most famous maritime mutinies in history. In 1789, the Bounty, a British Royal Navy vessel, was tasked with transporting breadfruit plants from Tahiti to the Caribbean. However, tensions between Captain William Bligh and his crew, led by Fletcher Christian, escalated. The crew mutinied, setting Bligh and loyalists adrift in a small boat while the mutineers seized the ship.

Christian and a group of mutineers, along with several Tahitian men and women, sought refuge on the remote Pitcairn Island to avoid capture. There, they burned the Bounty and settled on the island. Their descendants still live on Pitcairn today, creating a unique population with deep historical ties to this event.

The mutiny and settlement shaped the region’s history, influencing Pitcairn’s culture, governance, and its place in British colonial history.

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