2021 $2 Niue Pirates of the Caribbean – The Flying Dutchman Silver Coin

“Black birds tend to like shiny things.” ~ The Bloody Raven

Enough! I’d rather be marooned on a desert Isle than listen to more belly aching between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard! With Johnny fired from his role as Jack Sparrow, Pirates of the Caribbean will not be the same.

It’s since October 2021 since I made my first post of this coin series, back then I’ve semi-sworn an oath to get only one Dutchman coin because I wasn’t very impressed with the lack of texture & depth of the reverse that left nae ship or captain resulted as mere 2D caricatures, barely recognizable.

You need only to behold that bilge rat royal on the Obverse then you can see which side the New Zealand mint rather put their resources into.

I’m sure Disney got their hefty licensing cut of the premium so what could I do to convince Disney to fix this QA problem?
Hmmm? 🤔

The Flying Dutchman

2021 Niue $2 The Flying Dutchman Reverse; The Flying Dutchman Pirate ship, Captain Davy Jones Text; The Flying Dutchman, Disney; Pirates of the Caribbean Text; 1 oz 999 Fine Silver @ Disney Diameter 40.7mm, Thickness 2.6mm

Two years later…

"WPLG 10 News in Ft. Lauderdale received a news report of a night-time theft that took place in the Bahamas at Disney’s Castaway Cay cruise ship terminal. The daring crime took place between 2 and 3 am under an overcast early morning.
Cruise Security is baffled how that happened under their regular rounds but blamed it partly on the rolling blackouts in this summer’s peak demand in expensive electricity rationing due to President Biden’s unworkable Conservation program that has now sinking him to about 4% in popularity polls.

“I was doing my rounds when the lights went out around 2 am and by the time the lights came back, pft the Dutchman was gone dude!”, said the unnamed source.

Stolen was a Disney’s stage prop of their flailing franchise, Pirates of the Caribbean, the Flying Dutchman. And here’s what the stage prop appears like. Should you or any member of the American public spots this, please report it to the Coast Guard or immediate authorities as soon as possible."

The Flying Dutchman Stage Prop by LauraLynn under Pixabay

The Statistics;
Configuration: 17th Century Dutch Fluyt Galleon
Weight: 420 Tons
Length: 170 Feet
Sail plan: Three Masted, Square rigged
Last location: Castaway Cay Cruise ship terminal in the Bahamas
Armament:
20 36-pound cannons
18 24-pound cannons
8 3-pound cannons
2 tri-barreled Chaser Cannons

"Disney world spokes person Emmot Schwartz assures that the perpetrator will be caught, and the Dutchman be recovered. “Disney Corporation has put a considerable amount of investment into our production equipment to bring to the public top quality family entertainment and merchandise.”

Mr. Schwartz also revealed a clue to the perpetrator’s identity in the form of a note found in an empty Captain Morgan rum bottle. Uncorked and the note unfurled it said, “Dear Mr. Disney cabin boy, here are me demands, If yea wants to see yer precious Flying Dutchman then make the $2 Niue Pirates of the Caribbean silver coins more up to snuff, that is …‘Top quality merch.’ Reduce yea cut by 50% and hire back Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow.
Or the Dutchman will swim with the fishes,
Yours Truly, The Bloody Raven ☠️🙂"

"Sigh, only in my dreams."

2021 Niue $2 The Flying Dutchman Obverse; Queen Elizabeth II facing right Text; ELIZABETH II, NIUE, TWO DOLLARS, 2021, IRB New Zealand Mint, Mintage of 15,000 Engraver; Ian Rank-Broadley Reference N#304039

While Disney takes substantial liberties around the feared ghost ship of Davy Jones, first is that Jones is not Dutch, here's a bit of bird's eye view.

The origin of the Flying Dutchman remains obscure since it's name was first uttered in the 1600s. She was a Dutch ship but her registry and construction unknown. Even her demise is speculation at best.
One story having the stricken merchant ship dashed by a storm while she awaits her pilot to guide her into the safe Cape town harbor only to perish with all hands.
Another story has her crew accused of a heinous crime and or overcome with a pestilence such that many ports refused her entry. And thus, condemned to sail the seas in an eternal penance.

Imagined or genuine, sworn personal sightings of this vessel have been reported for hundreds of years and are claimed to appear in the midst of a tempest or an omen appearing before misfortune.

So much subjective scuttlebutt had circulated long before any facts can make it to print. It's no wonder historians have so much to sort out let alone determining should she even existed at all.
Intriguing.
Mysterious.
The ghostly legend of the Flying Dutchman continues to represent the mariner's and landlubber's collective fear of the seas.

I think my suggestion to Disney Corporation will fall on deaf ears so I will continue to complete the minimum set of this series. The only way that I will get more than one is when they are priced comparable with generic rounds rather than an overpriced official licensed product.

Adding Silver and Crypto coins in my Stack for that rainy day, are you?”

And thank you for visiting my post today.

The #piratesunday tag is the scurvy scheme of Captain @stokjockey for #silvergoldstackers pirates to proudly showcase their shiny booty and plunder for all to see. Landlubbers arrrh… welcomed to participate and be a Pirate at heart so open yer treasure chests an’ show us what booty yea got!

The Bloody Raven’s “Silver Fleet” posts

2021 $2 Niue The Black Pearl, Pirates of the Caribbean coin series.
1977 Nippon Maru Silver Bar and the OPM82 Silver Compass coin.
2009 $1 Solomon Islands HMS Golden Hind.
1986 5 Yuan China The Empress of China.
2010 1000 Franc Republic of Benin La Santissima Trinidad.
2021 1 Royal, British Indian Ocean Territory: The Cutty Sark.
2021 10 Pound St Helena coin Bar: The East Indiaman.
2021 $1 Australia Black Flag Series The Red Flag Fleet.
2020 $1 Australia Black Flag Series The Royal Fortune
2019 $1 Australia Black Flag Series Queen Anne’s Revenge
2019 $1 Australia Shipwreck Series Batavia
2019 $2 Antigua & Barbuda Rum Runner
2018 $1 Canada Captain James Cook at Nootka Sound
2014 $15 Canada, Exploring Canada Series The Vikings
2013 $20 Canada 300th Anniversary of Louisbourg
2012 $10 Canada War of 1812 Series HMS Shannon
2005 $20 Canada Tall Ships Series Three Masted Ships
1604 – 2004 $1 Canada First French Settlement Le Don de Dieu
2002 $20 Canada Transport Series William D Lawrence
2001 $20 Canada Transport Series Three Masted Ships The Marco Polo revisit
1999 $1 Canada Captain Juan Pérez’s Discovery of the Queen Charlotte Islands
1993 5 Lire Malta 430 Years in Defense of Christian Europe
1988 $10 Australia First Fleet Bicentenary Commemorative
1977 $25 Bermuda Dollar Silver Jubilee Commemorative
1977 Postmasters Royal Society of London: Expedition to Tuvalu
1973 $10 Bahama Independence Columbus’ Santa Maria
1952 5 Shilling South Africa, Founding of Cape town: The Dromedaris
Vintage Silvertowne 16th Century Spanish Galleon Round

References

1. My own pictures shot with a Samsung SM-A530W P. Image under PixabayR. Clip art from 123RF W. Wiki Commons

Sources

Numista; 2021 Niue $2 The Flying Dutchman
Wiki; The Flying Dutchman Ship
PotC Wiki; The Flying Dutchman
Famous-Pirates.com; Davy Jones
Photo Background; Blackbeard’s Hanky from Modhanks.com
Replica Silver Pirate coins by Golden Spartan Post