1972 Trinidad and Tobago Commemorative Ship Coin - 4.2cm Large Size - Uncertified Collectible Coin for Coin Collectors and History Enthusiasts | Perfect for Display Cases, Gift Giving, and Historical Collections

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1972 TRINIDAD and TOBAGO Islands Ship Large 4.2cm Proof Silver Coin i78021 i78021Authentic Coin of: Trinidad and Tobago1972 FM Proof Silver 10 Dollars 42mm (35.42 grams) 0.925 Silver (1.0409 oz. ASW)Reference: KM# 16Trinidad and Tobago islands surrounded by ocean, ships, dolphin and fish; man blowig wind on the larger island; 10 DOLLARS below.TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO around the national coat-of-arms with 1972 below it.You are bidding on the exact item pictured, provided with a Certificate of Authenticity and Lifetime Guarantee of Authenticity.Tobago, is a twin island sovereign state that is the southernmost nation of the West Indies in the Caribbean. It is situated 130 kilometres (81 miles) south of Grenada off the northern edge of the South American mainland, 11 kilometres (6.8 miles) off the coast of northeastern Venezuela. It shares maritime boundaries with Barbados to the northeast, Grenada to the northwest, Guyana to the southeast, and Venezuela to the south and west. The island of Trinidad was a Spanish colony from the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1498 until Spanish governor Don Jos Mara Chacn surrendered the island to a British fleet under the command of Sir Ralph Abercromby in 1797. During the same period, the island of Tobago changed hands among Spanish, British, French, Dutch and Courlander colonizers more times than any other island in the Caribbean. Trinidad and Tobago were ceded to Britain in 1802 under the Treaty of Amiens as separate states and unified in 1889. Trinidad and Tobago obtained independence in 1962 and became a republic in 1976. As of 2015, Trinidad and Tobago had the third highest GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP) in the Americas after the United States and Canada. It is recognised by the World Bank as a high-income economy. Unlike most of the English-speaking Caribbean, the economy is primarily i