I bring to you once again The Excelsior Collection, Inc, and this is part of The Saga of Treasure Ships and Pirates, the 1987 23-Karat Gilded Banknote collection from Antigua & Barbuda.
It is the official legal-tender gold and silver banknotes of Antigua
Antigua & Barbuda 23-Karat Gilded Bank Note: Captain Thomas Cocklyn and the Bird Galley
The immense detail in Captain Thomas Cocklyn and the Bird Galley, caught my attention. Like every other banknote I own, this one is made of 999 pure silver with a 23-karat gold background that shimmers. This collection is so remarkable because of the details.
The front of the banknote and details
Thomas Cocklyn, an English pirate, was well-known for his alliances with Howell Davis and, subsequently, Olivier Levasseur. After leaving the pirate refuge of Nassau on the island of New Providence in the British-controlled Bahamas, he was chosen as captain in 1717. His early years and most of his adventures are poorly documented.
Together with Davis and La Buse, Cocklyn and his men are known to have assisted in the seizure of the British slave ship Bird Galley at the mouth of the Sierra Leone River on April 1, 1719.
The Bird Galley became the pirate Thomas Cocklyn's flagship and he renamed her the Windham Galley.
The reverse of banknote and details:
These are three of the five First Gold and Silver Bank Notes I have featured:
This collector album incorporate 30 different banknotes and folio. The stunning collection of artwork that depicts each pirate ship minted on each banknote was commissioned by none other than Alan D'Estrehan, one of the world's foremost marine artists at the time of issue. The captivating stories that accompany each piece of gold & silver artwork were penned by Canadian historian and author, Christopher Moore. Each detailed banknote is struck in solid Pure 23k gold and.999 silver and comes in the official blue leatherette binder and slipcase.
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Included in the set are:
Captain William Dampier and the St. George Bartolomeo the Portuguese and his Barque Captain Jean Fleury and the Dieppe Captain Henry Mainwaring and the Resistance Admiral Piet Heyn and the Amsterdam Captain Thomas Tew and the Amity Pierre LeGrand Captures the Vice-Admiral's Ship Captain Thomas Anstis and the Good Fortune Anne Bonny Boards John Halman's Sloop Captain Charles Gibb's Schooner Maria Francois L'Ollonois Attacks Puerto Caballos Calico Jack Rackam and his Merchantman Sir Henry Morgan captures the Marquesa Jean Laffite and The Pride Captain Edward Low and his Brigantine Captain Howell Davis and the King James Captain Kidd and the Adventure Galley Stede Bonnet's Sloop Royal James Charles Vane's Ship Challenges HMS Buck Blackbeard's Queen Anne's Revenge Bartholomew Roberts's Royal Fortune Benito De Soto and the Black Joke Captain George Lowther and the Happy Delivery Sir Francis Drake and the Golden Hind Captain Edward England and the Cassandra Captain Thomas Cocklyn and the Bird Galley Captain Henry Avery and the Gang-I-Saway Easton Attacks on the Newfoundland Coast Captain Samuel Bellamy and the Whidah Captain William Taylor and the Victory.
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Each note is considered Legal Tender
I doubt if I will be able to locate the rest of the set!
Reference
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Cocklyn
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howell_Davis
https://www.bradfordsauction.com/auction-lot/the-world-s-first-gold-silver-banknotes-complete_2C54C39AE7
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