Liberia 5 Dollars Silver Coin 2011 History of Railroads, Adler
Series History of Railroads in coloured silver - Adler
This is the third silver coin released in the "History of Railroads" proof series each of those coins is dominated by a splendid full-colour design portraying one of the world's most well known trains, with the Adler Steam Train, the Blue Train and the Royal-Imperial Railway Austria all featured. Official legal tender of Liberia, each coin is an extremely exclusive limited edition. The coin is dominated by a splendid full and vivid colour design portraying one of the German's most well known trains "Adler" upon its broad. The coin’s obverse depicts the Liberian Republic emblem.
Silver coloured coin, Denomination: 5 Dollars, Diameter: 38.6 mm,Weight: 20 g, Alloy: 999/1000 Ag, Quality: Proof, Edge: milled, Issue: 2011, Mintage: 1924, Issuer: Liberia
In the series "History of Railroads" were issued these coins:
Flying Scotsman, Trans-Siberian Railway, Adler, Sharp Stewart, Royal Hudson, Bernina Express, Blue Train, Mallard, Flam Line, MAV-220, Shinkansen 500, Union Pacific Big Boy, Trans Europ Express, Durango & Silverton, Austrian State Railroad, China Railways, TGV Réseau, Indian Pacific, PKP Fablok OL 49 Poland.
The Adler (German for "Eagle") was the first locomotive that was successfully used commercially for the rail transport of passengers and goods in Germany. The railway vehicle was designed and built in 1835 by the British railway pioneers George and Robert Stephenson in the English town of Newcastle. It was delivered to the Bavarian Ludwig Railway (Bayerische Ludwigsbahn) for service between Nuremberg and Fürth. It ran officially for the first time there on 7 December 1835. The Adler was a steam locomotive of the Patentee type with a wheel arrangement of 2-2-2 (Whyte notation) or 1A1 (UIC classification). The Adler was equipped with a tender of type 2 T 2.