2023 Lucky Angel 1oz 999.9 Fine Gold Proof Coin
Member Price: S$4,950.00
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‘Find a penny, pick it up, and all day long you’ll have good luck.’
STRICTLY LIMITED TO 100 COINS WORLDWIDE
THE STORY OF THE LUCKY ANGEL
‘Find a penny, pick it up, and all day long you’ll have good luck.’
How do certain coins become known as ‘lucky’ coins? In 1792, Augustine Dupre was commissioned by King Louis XVI to design a new French coinage and presented a design featuring an angel on a pedestal. While the design proved popular, Dupre soon fell under suspicion of harbouring revolutionary ideas and was sentenced to execution. But he somehow managed to escape the cold touch of the guillotine, supposedly by bribing his guards with one of his Angel Coins.
The story took hold, and the Angel Coin quickly gained a reputation as a ‘lucky’ coin. 19th Century navy captains wouldn’t leave port without an Angel in their purses. Napoleon himself was not beyond its charms and is believed to have carried one everywhere, only to fatefully lose it the day before his final defeat at Waterloo. The legend continued deep into the 20th Century, with pilots fighting in Vietnam and Iraq flying with a ‘lucky’ Angel in their cockpits.
| Weight | 28.4 gm |
|---|---|
| Label | Out Of Stock |
| Country Of Issue | Saint Helena |
| Product Type | Proof / Proof-Like Coin |
| Material | 999.9 Fine Gold |
| Finishing | Proof |
| Diameter | 32mm |
| Year | 2023 |
| Unit Of Measure | Pieces |
| Mintage | 100 |