The Bahamas, solar cross, solar disc, inscriptions

European Museums, The British Museum

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Cross inside a circle with inscriptions on a coin.

The Bahamas, 1656

The fate of one ship shows how Spain moved its wealth around the world. In Panama the Nuestra Señora de las Maravillas loaded up with gold and silver brought from South America. After stopping in Mexico it set out with a fleet for Spain, but on 5 January 1656 it was wrecked in a storm near the Bahama Bank.

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Cross inside a circle with inscriptions on a coin

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Source:  London, United Kingdom