© send2georgie
© send2georgie
1 Ounce Silver - Etoile (AMC) ND
| Silver (.999) | 31.10 g | 39.0 mm |
| Location | United States |
|---|---|
| Period | Federal republic (1776-date) |
| Type | Bullion › Rounds |
| Composition | Silver (.999) |
| Weight | 31.10 g |
| Diameter | 39.0 mm |
| Thickness | 3.0 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#374317 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Classic American eagle design in the center, with the federal shield on the chest. The eagle is clutching an olive branch on its right claw while the left claw is holding thirteen (13) pointed arrows. There is a banner between its beak. Right above the head is a circle of thirteen (13) stars.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
GREAT SEAL OF THE UNITED STATES
IN GOD WE TRUST
E PLURIBUS UNUM
1 TROY OZ .999 FINE SILVER MADE IN U.S.A BY AMC
Translation: Out of many, one.
Edge
Reeded
Comment
Étoile is a French Navy schooner in service as a training vessel and the sister ship to the Belle Poule (also featured on an AMC silver round of this series). She was built in 1932 as a replica of a cod fishing vessel used off Iceland, as a training ship of the students of the École Navale. During the Second World War, Étoile sailed to the United Kingdom after the Fall of France and was used by the Free French Naval Forces, returning to Brest in 1945. The schooner as well as her sister ship Belle Poule are still used by the École Navale as training ships in European waters.Étoile and Belle Poule sail around Brest during the winter, and occasionally participate in meetings during the summer, mainly in European waters. Both schooners had a refit in 1975 and in 2009, they crossed the Atlantic to New York.
