The World's First Gold & Silver Banknotes: Sir Francis Drake and the Golden Hind
Among the most successful pirates in history was Sir Francis Drake. He was the Elizabethan era's most well-known English admiral.
The mission of leading an expedition to circumnavigate South America and investigate the coast beyond was given to Sir Francis Drake in 1577. Drakes and his crew seized the chance to travel the coast of South America, plundering and looting as they went. With its heavy load of gold and silver bars, Spanish coins, valuable stones, and pearls, his renowned flagship, The Golden Hind, rode low in the water.
Drake proceeded into the Indian and Pacific oceans. Then he circled the tip of Africa back south. Every morning and evening, he would go to a religious service and eat dinner while listening to music. This is how day after day would go for over three years. Francis Drake became the first English captain to circumnavigate the globe when he brought his ship into Plymouth Harbor in 1580. You will find the tale of Sir Francis Drakes to be intriguing overall.
From The Excelsior Collection, Inc, and part of The Saga of Treasure Ships and Pirates, the 1987 23-Karat Gilded Banknote collection from Antigua & Barbuda.
Antigua & Barbuda 23-Karat Gilded Bank Note: Sir Francis Drake and the Golden Hind
The official legal-tender gold and silver banknotes of Antigua have been authorized by the Government of Antigua.
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Reference
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Francis-Drake#ref250088
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Hind
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I really think these are so cool. The story of Drake is fascinating. I will have to look up a documentary on him.
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Truly! He brought treasures back to England of gold and silver equivalent to England's entire GDP.
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Those are soooo pretty! Drake's history is very interesting, he made it around the world but was very cruel along the way. Every time I see those it makes me want to go out and buy some, I'll have to check on eBay for some good prices!
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It was worth it! The series gave so much insights into piracy! I try to look for the rest, that is, if I have the time!
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They're nice, but I can't see them competing with One Ounce, $100 Gold Coins...
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Sir Francis Drake sounded like a very colorful privateer @silversaver888!😮
I can only imagine what the Golden Hind looked like sitting low in the water from the weight of all this precious metal!🙄
They encountered one incident where the Hind was caught in the reef; they had to throw their ammunition and such!
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They gilded the banknotes beautifully!
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What fortunate luck for Sir Francis Drake in capturing The Concepción proving to be his greatest achievement next to be the first to circumnavigate the world. What he bought back to England with the wealth that boggled the mind, equivalent to England's entire GDP. That wealth went a long way to develop England's Naval power.
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The Golden Hind on the United Kingdom's half penny.
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I wonder if the world would be the same had the Europeans, specifically the British, Spain, and Portugal, NOT gotten the gold of Africa, South America, the Pacific, and Asia; if those treasures were not plundered.
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The world could be a very much different. Development always follows capital flow and perhaps the world's concentration of wealth could have been much more decentralized than what we have today.
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These banknotes are really nice! I wish I had them all. So much history in the written notes that came with each banknote!
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This series is great as it speaks of history, old ships, silver, and gold. Right up our alley, @trumpman ! But I likewise like the series that you have, because it is about sea life, and Antigua is famous for sea wildlife. When I have the time, I will hunt for turtles and fish. I hope to find them!
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