Lot 218 – Samoa 1988 Pa $50 Palladium, “Kon-Tiki ship

Samoa 1988 Pa $50 Palladium, "Kon-Tiki ship
Lot 218 – Samoa 1988 Pa $50 Palladium, “Kon-Tiki ship
Asia & Australasia » Samoa
Silver
Price realised
500 CHF
Estimate
500 – 550 CHF
Auction date
Thu 20 Apr 2017 at 10:00 (UTC)
Description
Samoa 1988 Pa $50 Palladium, “Kon-Tiki ship commemorative, 1 ounce Palladium Proof 50 Tala” (KM: 76) IN 1947 THE NORWEGIAN WRITER AND EXPLORER THOR HEYERDAHL SAILED FROM SOUTH AMERICA TO POLYNESIA ON THE KON-TIKI RAFT. HEYERDAHL WANTED TO PROVE THAT PEOPLE FROM SOUTH AMERICA COULD HAVE SETTLED POLYNESIA IN PRE-COLUMBIAN TIMES WITH THE TECHNOLOGY THAT WAS AVAILABLE.THE EXPEDITION SAILED FOR 101 DAYS 4,300 MILES ACROSS THE PACIFIC BEFORE SMASHING ON A REEF IN THE TUAMOTU ISLANDS. CONTAINS 31.1030 GRAMS OF .999 PURE PALLADIUM (1 OZ PDW) 34mm diameter and only 10’000 minted.
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