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7th January
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PONTE DEI SOSPIRI Bridge of Sighs SOS Venice 1 Oz Silver Coin 2$ Niue 2017

PONTE DEI SOSPIRI Bridge of Sighs SOS Venice 1 Oz Silver Coin 2$ Niue 2017

PONTE DEI SOSPIRI Bridge of Sighs SOS Venice 1 Oz Silver Coin 2$ Niue 2017

31.1 (1 oz). This beautiful 1 Oz Silver coin is the seventh release in the SOS Venice series and features the famous Bridge of Sighs, where the condemned to death, by crossing it exhaled their last breath toward daylight. The coin is colored with digital printing, has a Proof quality and comes in a beautiful case, along with the Certificate of Authenticity. Limited mintage to only 777 pieces worldwide! The reverse of the coin features the detailed front view of the Bridge of Sighs with a few gondolas paddling over the Canaletto and an impressive colored background of the city. On top of the reverse, the inscription: PONTE DEI SOSPIRI the name of the coin. The obverse of the coin depicts the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the inscriptions: ELIZABETH II the name of the Queen , NIUE ISLAND the issue country and 2 DOLLARS the face value. Bridge of Sighs The Bridge of Sighs (Italian: Ponte dei Sospiri) is a bridge located in Venice, northern Italy. The enclosed bridge is made of white limestone, has windows with stone bars, and passes over the Rio di Palazzo and connects the New Prison (Prigioni Nuove) to the interrogation rooms in the Doge’s Palace. It was designed by Antonio Contino (whose uncle Antonio da Ponte had designed the Rialto Bridge) and was built in 1600. The view from the Bridge of Sighs was the last view of Venice that convicts saw before their imprisonment. The bridge’s name, given by Lord Byron as a translation from the Italian Ponte dei sospiri in the 19th century, comes from the suggestion that prisoners would sigh at their final view of beautiful Venice through the window before being taken down to their cells. In reality, the days of inquisitions and summary executions were over by the time the bridge was built, and the cells under the palace roof were occupied mostly by small-time criminals. In addition, little could be seen from inside the bridge due to the stone grills covering the windows. The item “PONTE DEI SOSPIRI Bridge of Sighs SOS Venice 1 Oz Silver Coin 2$ Niue 2017″ is in sale since Thursday, March 09, 2017. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ World\Australia & Oceania\Other Oceania Coins”. The seller is “powercoin_italy” and is located in Roma. This item can be shipped worldwide.
  • Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
  • Year: 2017
  • Composition: Silver
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Niue
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