10 Pa'anga - Taufa'ahau Tupou IV (Destruction of the English Privateer 'Port-au-Prince') 1998 front

10 Pa'anga - Taufa'ahau Tupou IV (Destruction of the English Privateer 'Port-au-Prince') 1998 back

10 Pa'anga - Taufa'ahau Tupou IV (Destruction of the English Privateer 'Port-au-Prince') 1998 photo

10 Pa'anga - Taufa'ahau Tupou IV Destruction of the English Privateer 'Port-au-Prince'

1998 year


Gold (.999)	1.244 g	14 mm

Description

Issuer	Tonga
Issuing bank	National Reserve Bank of Tonga (Pangike Pule Fakafonua 'o Tonga)
King	Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV (1965-2006)
Type	Non-circulating coin
Year	1998
Value	10 Paʻanga 10 TOP = USD 4.25
Currency	Pa'anga (1967-date)
Composition	Gold (.999)
Weight	1.244 g
Diameter	14 mm
Thickness	1 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated	2024-10-08

References

Numista	N#94814
Rarity index	91%

Reverse

Looted shipwreck and native.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
GOLD TROOPSHIP PORT-AU-PRINCE
TEN PA'ANGA

Edge

Reeded

Comment

The Port-au-Prince is a large privateer sailing ship weighing almost 500 tons, armed with 24 12-pounder cannons and 8 carronades of the same caliber.
Initially built in France for the French Navy, she was captured by the Royal Navy in Port-au-Prince and purchased in 1805 by a London shipowner, Robert Bent, who assigned a dual mission to her crew: to sail to the New World in order to seize Spanish treasure, and if they failed to do so, to go whaling in the Pacific.
Under the command of Captain Duck, the ship set sail from Gravesend on February 12, 1805. On November 29, 1806, it dropped anchor on the island of Lifuka in Tonga's Ha'apai archipelago, where it was attacked by Polynesian warriors who massacred the captain and thirty-five sailors - out of a crew of ninety-six - and set fire to it, sinking it with its treasure. (Source : www.wikipedia.org) Automatically translated

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Le Port-au-Prince est un grand voilier corsaire de près de 500 tonnes, armé de 24 canons de 12 livres ainsi que de 8 caronades du même calibre.
Initialement construit en France pour la Marine française, il est capturé par la Royal Navy à Port-au-Prince et acheté en 1805 par un armateur londonien, Robert Bent, qui affecte une double mission à son équipage : naviguer jusqu'au Nouveau Monde afin de s'emparer de trésors espagnols et s'ils n'y parviennent pas, aller chasser la baleine dans le Pacifique.
Sous le commandement du capitaine Duck, le bateau appareille de Gravesend le 12 février 1805. Le 29 novembre 1806, il jette l'ancre dans l'île de Lifuka dans l'archipel des Ha'apai au Tonga, où il est attaqué par des guerriers polynésiens qui massacrent le capitaine et trente-cinq marins — sur un équipage de quatre-vingt-seize hommes — et y mettent le feu, le faisant couler avec son trésor. (Source : www.wikipedia.org)

Interesting fact

The 10 Pa'anga coin from Tonga, featuring King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, is a unique collector's item due to its gold composition and limited mintage.

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
1998	25000	-	-	-	-	-	-

Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for 10 Pa'anga - Taufa'ahau Tupou IV (Destruction of the English Privateer 'Port-au-Prince') 1998 coin.