Item: Perth Mint  2010 Young Collectors William Kidd Pirate 1 Dollar Coin

Issue Mint: The Perth Mint

Legal Tender: Tuvalu $1

Mintage: NA

Condition: Brand New in original issue condition. A great gift for any budding young collector, the coin is housed on an illustrated presentation card.  

Official Issue Price: $14.95

Issue Date: 1 July 2011

Theme Background

This seafaring series on pirates is proving popular plunder for young collectors. The fifth coin features William Kidd, who was born in Scotland around 1645. Kidd was a privateer accused of turning to piracy in the Indian Ocean.

Commissioned as a privateer by a syndicate of powerful noblemen, Kidd sailed in search of pirates and French shipping, capturing the Quedah Merchant, a heavily-laden Indian ship sailing under the French flag.
 

Kidd not only lost much of the treasure when his crew mutinied, but was betrayed by his backers when the Indian authorities complained. Branded a pirate, he was hanged in London in 1701, but legends about his pirate hoard refused to die.

Kidd’s body was hung in a gibbet where by all accounts it stayed rotting for years – a grisly reminder of the perils of piracy.

Previous Releases:

Blackbeard

Henry Morgan

Calico Jack

Black Bart

Technical Specifications