The Santa María was Columbus's flagship on the 1492 voyage — though she never made the return trip, having run aground off the coast of Hispaniola on Christmas Day and been deliberately dismantled to build a small fort. This Perth Mint issue is part of a broader Famous Ships series that ran through the early 2010s, targeting the bullion and collector crossover market that the Perth Mint aggressively expanded during the silver boom of that period.
The Santa María was Columbus's flagship on the 1492 voyage — though she never made the return trip, having run aground off the coast of Hispaniola on Christmas Day and been deliberately dismantled to build a small fort. This Perth Mint issue is part of a broader Famous Ships series that ran through the early 2010s, targeting the bullion and collector crossover market that the Perth Mint aggressively expanded during the silver boom of that period.