The Perth Mint has released in the last two years engaging and inspiring Star Trek-themed designs to mark some major milestones in the sci-fi franchise. While 2016 was the 50th anniversary of Star Trek’s original launch, 2017 marks the 30th anniversary of the TV Series Star Trek: The Next Generation. The 2017 1 oz Proof Tuvalu Star Trek: The Next Generation 30th Anniversary Silver Coin is now available to you for purchase courtesy of JM Bullion.
Coin Highlights:
- Arrives in official presentation packaging from Perth Mint.
- Includes numbered Certificate of Authenticity!
- Limited mintage of only 3,000 coins!
- Contains 1 Troy oz of .9999 pure silver.
- Issued a face value of $1 Tuvaluan dollar by Tuvalu.
- Obverse includes Queen Elizabeth II’s effigy.
- Reverse bears the colorized images of Jean-Luc Picard and Locutus of Borg.
- Officially licensed by CBS.
Star Trek: The Next Generation holds the title as the longest running TV series in the history of the Star Trek franchise. On TV from 1987 to 1994, there were a total of 178 episodes aired over the course of seven seasons. The Next Generation followed the exploits of Captain Jean-Luc Picard and his crew aboard the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D in the 24th century.
Patrick Stewart played the iconic role of Jean-Luc Picard in the series, which was set in 2364 when it debuted on TV. This placed The Next Generation storyline and crew 100 years after the start of the five-year mission followed in Star Trek: The Original Series, which opened with its cast in the year 2264.
On the obverse of all Proof Tuvalu Star Trek Coins in this listing you’ll find the right-profile portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. Her Majesty is featured on the obverse of all commonwealth currency and this particular design is the fourth-generation image of the Queen created in 1998 by Ian Rank-Broadley.
The reverse of the 2017 1 oz Proof Tuvalu Star Trek The Next Generation 30th Anniversary Silver Coin includes a colorized finish for all of the background imagery. Jean Luc-Picard, the USS Enterprise, Locutus of Borg, and the Borg Cube are all captured with real-life colorization. A commemorative “Star Trek The Next Generation” delta decal is placed in the foreground, with the letters “30” and the USS Enterprise cutting through it.
Each of the coins in this product listing is shipped in a beautiful Star Trek-themed case that has a green light that comes on when you open the lit. Included with your purchase is an individually numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
Perth Mint is Australia’s oldest operating mint facility. Opened in 1899, it was originally under British Royal Mint control but is today owned by the state government of Western Australia.
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