2019 5 oz Silver America the Beautiful San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
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The U.S. Mint does not sell its bullion coins directly to the public. Instead, they distribute their coins to only a handful of authorized purchasers who then sell the coins to the public.
This coin commemorates the San Antonio Missions National historical Park in San Antonio Texas. This is the 49th release of 56 coins. These coins are sought after by investors for their .999 fine Silver content, and demanded by collectors for their artistic value.
Coin Highlights:
- Contains 5 oz of .999 fine Silver.
- Individual coins come in capsules. Multiples of 10 come in mint-issued tubes without capsules. Orders of 100 come in mint-issued monster boxes also without capsules.
- Obverse: Portrait of George Washington originally designed by John Flanagan, with the inscriptions of "United States of America", "Liberty", "In God We Trust" and "Quarter Dollar".
- Reverse: This design recreates the style of a Spanish colonial real coin and includes a mission bell tower to symbolize community, a lion for Spanish heritage, wheat for farming and waves of water to symbolize the San Antonio River. A cross in the middle separates each symbol and is surrounded by the inscriptions "San Antonio Missions", "Texas", "E Pluribus Unum" and "2019".
- Guaranteed by the U.S. Mint.
This monumental piece of United States history is forever captured in this beautifully crafted 5 oz Silver coin. Add this attractive coin to your collection today!
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park is a National Historical Park preserving four out of five Spanish frontier missions in San Antonio, Texas along the San Antonio River. The fifth mission is well known as the Alamo, but is not part of the park as it was operated by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas until July 2015, when management was turned over to the Texas General Land Office. All five locations are designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
These outposts were established as early as 1690 by Spanish missionaries of various Catholic orders. They were used to spread Christianity among local natives and formed a key network for Spanish colonization of the area. The missions from north to south are Mission Concepción, Mission San Jose, Mission San Juan, and Mission Espada. The Espada Aqueduct is also part of the park.