500 Pounds - Charles III The Battles of Lexington & Concord, Silver Proof

The Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, opened the armed phase of the American Revolution — and were triggered in part by a British column marching to seize a colonial arms cache at Concord, a mission that catastrophically failed. The irony of the Royal Mint commemorating that particular British military humiliation is not subtle. Parliament had no authority over the colonists; the colonists had no intention of backing down; and within hours of the first shots on Lexington Green, 3,800 militiamen had engaged the retreating redcoats along Battle Road.

At just over a kilogram of fine silver, this is a presentation piece with no pretense of circulatory purpose.