Liberia 5 Dollars Silver Coin 2011 History of Railroads, Royal Hudson
This beautiful series of $5 silver coins of Liberia is dedicated to significant milestones in the history of railroads. They feature the world’s most renowned trains in full-color stunning design. The Royal Hudson coin is struck in .999 pure silver in proof quality.
The Liberian Coat of Arms occupies the obverse of the silver coin. It features a coastal landscape with a ship arriving in Liberia bringing the freed slaves from America. The national motto of Liberia ‘The love of liberty brought us here’ appears on a scroll above the shield. There are also the following legends: the face value of the coin, its issuing country and year.
The reverse features a realistic colored image of a Royal Hudson steam locomotive of Canada. The locomotive is shown (in color) on its run through the Canadian landscape. The first Hudson steam locomotive was built in 1929 by the Montreal Locomotive Works. These semi-streamlined 4-6-4 steam locomotives saw service with the Canadian Pacific Railway, and one of them was noted for pulling the royal train for the 1939 visit to Canada of Britain's King George VI and his wife, Queen Elizabeth. The Royal Hudsons were widely regarded as one of the most reliable and fast steam locomotives in history.
Series History of Railroads in coloured silver - Royal Hudson
This Silver Proof coin from Liberia is part of a series of colorized Proof Silver coins paying tribute to historic railroads of the world.
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.