The capital letter I is featured in the center and includes a beaded ring around it with the name Intaglio Mint.Įinzigartig in ihrer Art und bereits jetzt schon Kult in den Vereinigten Staaten. The reverse of 1 oz The Kraken Silver Rounds from Intaglio Mint includes the mint logo.
Others suggest that the volcanic activity deep beneath the sea of the North Atlantic led to bubbles through gas discharge and dramatic changes in water currents, which sailors may have interpreted as the Kraken emerging. In the cases where sailors actually encountered a beast, many believe it was sightings of the real-life giant squid species that can grow to 40 or 50 feet in length. Initial accounts of the Kraken in the North Atlantic are attributed by modern-day scholars to a number of cases of misidentification. If you look closely, youll notice a small raft of crew members hoping to escape the clutches of the beast. In addition, the Intaglio Mint Two-Ounce Silver 1878 Morgan Dollar Tribute Rounds available in this offer come in Gem Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) condition, meaning that each piece is the product of a superb strike that places it firmly among the elite of the run. On the obverse of 1 oz Intaglio Mint The Kraken Silver Rounds is the image of a massive Kraken emerging from the waters to wrap its tentacles around a merchant ship and drag it down to the depths. The term cryptozoology refers to what is known as a pseudoscience that seeks to prove the existence of animals believed to be impossible or mythical in nature, such as the Kraken, bigfoot, and the chupacabra. The beast was believed to live in the depths of the North Atlantic between the European coasts of Scandinavia and the Arctic islands of Greenway and Iceland.Īll of these 1 oz Intaglio Mint The Kraken Silver Rounds are available to you inside of protective packaging and come from the Cryptozoology Collection. The seafaring people of Greenland, Norway, and Iceland recount tales of a cephalopod-like sea monster capable of devouring entire ships whole and killing the entire crew. Tales of the Kraken originated in the late 13 th century in Scandinavia. Note that buybacks are subject to 1,000 minimums as well as possible maximums depending on inventory positions, and require verbal confirmation via phone.
Considered by many to be a mythical beast, the Kraken certainly struck fear in the hearts and minds of countless seafarers in the ancient world and even up until the 18 th century among sailors in the Caribbean. Without question, the creature that many ancient seafarers feared the most was the Kraken. 1 x 1 Unze (oz) Silverround Intaglio Mint