FIFTH AND FINAL COIN IN THE TRADE DOLLAR COIN SERIES
STRICTLY LIMITED TO 150 COINS WORLDWIDE
STRUCK IN ULTRA HIGH RELIEF
PRESENTED IN LUXURY WOODEN BOX WITH PERSPEX DISPLAY TRAY, COLOURFUL AND INFORMATIVE BOOKLET
INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED SCROLL OF AUTHENTICITY
 
Struck in ultra-high relief, the reverse side of the gold one ounce proof quality pieces is inspired by the famous French Indochinese silver Trade Piastre de commerce. Beautifully engraved it is inspired by the image captured in the original Piastre de commerce reverse by Albert Barre. An exceptionally engraved seated allegorical female figure appears wearing a headdress of rays similar to that seen on the Statue of Liberty. To her right, a bail of wheat is shown, symbolic of the bountiful food grown in Southeast Asia and to her left, an anchor symbolising France’s significant merchant marine trade with the world. The completed design is surrounded by a traditional oriental patterned ornate border which appears on each Trade Dollar in the collection.
Engraved with a uniquely patterned obverse which includes an elegant effigy of HM Queen Elizabeth II created by British sculptor Ian Rank-Broadley, the 2020-dated French Trade Dollar 1oz gold proof coins have a limited mintage of just 150 presentation pieces.
A lasting tribute to a currency born out of commerce and trade, The East India Company’s 2020 French Trade Dollar is the final coin in this much loved five-coin series completing a collection of the some of the worlds most admired pieces.