Flores is not an independent issuing authority. These pieces are produced under a broader Indonesian regional collector series framework — private mint issues dressed in quasi-governmental packaging, sold exclusively through numismatic channels and never intended for circulation. The Gorch Fock, a German naval training barque launched in 1958, became the subject of a €135 million refit scandal that dominated German political headlines in 2019, giving the subject timely commercial appeal for the souvenir coin market.
Flores is not an independent issuing authority. These pieces are produced under a broader Indonesian regional collector series framework — private mint issues dressed in quasi-governmental packaging, sold exclusively through numismatic channels and never intended for circulation. The Gorch Fock, a German naval training barque launched in 1958, became the subject of a €135 million refit scandal that dominated German political headlines in 2019, giving the subject timely commercial appeal for the souvenir coin market.