2025 1/4 oz Pitcairn Islands Gold Bounty Coin (BU)
2025 1/4 oz Pitcairn Islands Gold Bounty Coin (BU)
| Product Title | 2025 1/4 oz Pitcairn Islands Gold Bounty Coin (BU) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Mint Mark | Not Shown |
| Purity | 0.999 |
| Manufacturer | Tower Mint |
| Diameter | 22 mm |
| Condition | Brilliant Uncirculated |
| Face Value | $1 |
| Issuing Country | Pitcairn Islands |
| Edge Design | Reeded |
| Series | Bounty |
| CoA | No |
| Mintage | 1,000 |
| Packaging Type | Plastic Flip |
| Package Dimensions | .875 x .875 x .0625 |
| Metal Weight | .25 Troy Ounce |
Description
2025 1/4 oz Pitcairn Islands Gold Bounty Coin (BU)
The mutiny aboard HMS Bounty on April 28, 1789, remains one of the most well–known rebellions in maritime history. Led by Fletcher Christian against Lieutenant William Bligh, the uprising was fueled by growing unrest over Bligh’s strict leadership. This pivotal moment in naval history is honored in the Pitcairn Islands Bounty Coin Series. Right now, 2025 1/4 oz Pitcairn Islands Gold Bounty Coins are available online.
Coin Highlights:
- Arrives in a protective plastic flip!
- Commemorates the legendary mutiny on HMS Bounty!
- Limited mintage of only 1,000 coins!
- Contains 1/4 Troy oz of .999 pure gold.
- Bears a face value of 1 Dollar backed by the Pitcairn Islands.
- Obverse displays King Charles III.
- Reverse features an image of HMS Bounty.
Each 2025 1/4 oz Pitcairn Islands Gold Bounty Coin available here is in Brilliant Uncirculated condition. The Tower Mint offers these coins in protective plastic flips. The 1/4 oz Gold Bounty is one of three weights in the BU range and one of seven weights overall in the Gold Bounty Series.
The mutiny on the HMS Bounty has had a lasting cultural legacy, inspiring countless books, films, and historical analyses exploring themes of authority, justice, and the conflict between duty and personal liberty. Beyond its dramatic storytelling, the event prompted reforms in Royal Navy policies regarding discipline and crew treatment.
The obverse of the 2025 Pitcairn Islands Gold Bounty Coin showcases a left-profile portrait of King Charles III. This uncrowned depiction was designed by Glyn Davies and represents one of the early effigies of the King used on legal tender coinage.
On the reverse of 2025 1/4 oz Gold Bounty Coin, HMS Bounty is depicted in full sail. The ship became infamous following the 1789 mutiny, when Bligh and 18 loyal crew members were cast adrift in a small boat. Against the odds, Bligh navigated over 3,600 miles to safety in Timor. Meanwhile, some mutineers sought refuge on Pitcairn Island, where they remained to avoid capture. The isolated society formed by the mutineers on Pitcairn Island remains today, with their descendants preserving a unique cultural blend of British and Polynesian traditions.
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