Jules Verne’s classic adventure novel Around the World in Eighty Days celebrated the technical accomplishments of the 19th century that had recently made it possible to circle the globe with amazing speed for the time. The book was a sensation of the day, published in a serialized format during 1872 that made some readers believe Phileas Fogg and Jean Passepartout’s fictional journey was actually happening. Railroad and shipping companies lobbied for mentions in its pages, people placed real bets on the outcome, and many adventurous souls were inspired afterward to emulate Fogg’s feat. A century and a half later, this extraordinary novel’s legacy is now celebrated by the 2022 3 oz Antique Niue Silver 150th Anniversary Around the World in Eighty Days Coin.
Coin Highlights:
Three developments in the world of the early 1870s made possible the kind of rapid global circumnavigation that captured Jules Verne’s imagination and that of his audience: America completed its first Trans-Continental Railroad, India’s railroads were connected across the subcontinent, and the Suez Canal opened in 1869. As a result, round-the-world trips were already starting to happen — an entrepreneur named George Francis Train had even managed such a journey in eighty days in 1870 — when Verne’s novel gave the idea a whole new public profile.
The 2022 Antique Niue Silver 150th Anniversary Around the World in Eighty Days Coin features stunning high-relief engravings, with each side magnificently antiqued. It ships fully insured by JM Bullion, encapsulated in an elegant coin case along with a Certificate of Authenticity.
The obverse side shows a detailed montage of every form of transport used by the novel’s protagonists. This is accompanied by Niue’s official seal and the inscriptions “5 DOLLARS” and “NIUE 2022.”
The reverse side features the heroes riding an elephant in the Indian jungle, with brilliantly colorized decorations on their mount’s back, head, and tusks. An inscription proclaiming the book’s 150th Anniversary completes the design.
Contact the team at JM Bullion for more information about silver coins for sale. You can talk to an agent at our convenient online live chat, reach us by phone at 800-276-6508, or send us an e-mail.
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Jules Verne’s classic adventure novel Around the World in Eighty Days celebrated the technical accomplishments of the 19th century that had recently made it possible to circle the globe with amazing speed for the time. The book was a sensation of the day, published in a serialized format during 1872 that made some readers believe Phileas Fogg and Jean Passepartout’s fictional journey was actually happening. Railroad and shipping companies lobbied for mentions in its pages, people placed real bets on the outcome, and many adventurous souls were inspired afterward to emulate Fogg’s feat. A century and a half later, this extraordinary novel’s legacy is now celebrated by the 2022 3 oz Antique Niue Silver 150th Anniversary Around the World in Eighty Days Coin.
Coin Highlights:
Three developments in the world of the early 1870s made possible the kind of rapid global circumnavigation that captured Jules Verne’s imagination and that of his audience: America completed its first Trans-Continental Railroad, India’s railroads were connected across the subcontinent, and the Suez Canal opened in 1869. As a result, round-the-world trips were already starting to happen — an entrepreneur named George Francis Train had even managed such a journey in eighty days in 1870 — when Verne’s novel gave the idea a whole new public profile.
The 2022 Antique Niue Silver 150th Anniversary Around the World in Eighty Days Coin features stunning high-relief engravings, with each side magnificently antiqued. It ships fully insured by JM Bullion, encapsulated in an elegant coin case along with a Certificate of Authenticity.
The obverse side shows a detailed montage of every form of transport used by the novel’s protagonists. This is accompanied by Niue’s official seal and the inscriptions “5 DOLLARS” and “NIUE 2022.”
The reverse side features the heroes riding an elephant in the Indian jungle, with brilliantly colorized decorations on their mount’s back, head, and tusks. An inscription proclaiming the book’s 150th Anniversary completes the design.
Contact the team at JM Bullion for more information about silver coins for sale. You can talk to an agent at our convenient online live chat, reach us by phone at 800-276-6508, or send us an e-mail.