Navigate by Category: < Previous Next >
Zoom Obverse
Zoom Reverse
Category: World Coins

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, PROOF SILVER, THE BIRTH OF VENUS, 2010

W058

.999 Silver Proof

38 mm (1-1/2”), 32 grams

HISTORY: Legal tender on the British Virgin Islands, minted by Pobjoy Mint Ltd, UK, 2010.

OBVERSE: A stately Elizabeth II (1926–2022) profile, full crown, framed by the words BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS QUEEN ELIZABETH II 2010.

REVERSE: A reproduction of Italian artist Sandro Botticelli’s, The Birth of Venus (c. 1484—1486), graces the reverse of this commemorative coin. The original, a tempera painting on canvas, resides in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy. Botticelli (1445—1510) was born Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi, in Florence. Beneath the shell is the denomination “$1”, and to the right are the initials “PM” (Pobjoy Mint).

EDGE: Reeded.

Zoom
The Birth of Venus, painting by Sandro Botticelli