Product Description
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Captain Sisko is admired for his strength in strategic and operational military planning as well as engineering. He is a man of action with a bold, no-nonsense persona, full of conviction and passion.
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Sisko was born in 2332 in New Orleans to a woman named Sarah who was possessed by a Prophet, an alien species that lived in the Bajoran wormhole that Sisko would later discover.
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Proof Quality 99.9% Pure Silver
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The coin is struck from 1oz of 99.9% pure silver in proof quality.
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Iconic Star Trek Design
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The coins reverse portrays a colour image of Avery Brooks as Captain Benjamin Sisko as he appeared in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, against a representation of the space station Deep Space 9 and the inscription CAPTAIN BENJAMIN SISKO. The design also includes The Perth Mints traditional P mintmark, and the coins weight and fineness.
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Tuvalu Legal Tender
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Issued as legal tender under the under the authority of the Government of Tuvalu, the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the monetary denomination, and the 2015 year-date are shown on the coins obverse.
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Issue Limit
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The Perth Mint will release no more than 5,000 of the 2015
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Captain Benjamin Sisko 1oz Silver Proof Coin in this packaging, from a maximum mintage of 6,500. The remaining 1,500 of the mintage are part of the very limited
DS9 two-coin set.
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Themed Presentation Packaging and Numbered Certificate
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The coin is housed in a Star Trek inspired display case, within a Star Trek themed shipper. Each coin is accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
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Technical Specifications
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| | | Silver Content (Troy oz) | | 1 |
| | Monetary Denomination (TVD) | | 1 |
| | Fineness (% purity) | | 99.9 |
| | Minimum Gross Weight (g) | | 31.135 |
| | Maximum Diameter (mm) | | 40.60 |
| | Maximum Thickness (mm) | | 4.00 |
| | Maximum Mintage | | 6,500 |
| | Designer | | Jennifer McKenna |
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