Description
Metal          Gold
Purity                  0.999 (99.9%)
Weight         0.016 Troy Ounces (0.5 g)
Diameter            11 mm
Attributes           Brilliant Uncirculated
Mintage        2500
Packaging      Plastic Flip
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.
