IRELAND15 EURO SILVER PROOF 2017. CHARLES PARSONS. STEAM TURBINE INVESTOR.

Description: FIFTEEN EURO SILVER PROOF COIN 2017. IRISH SCIENCE AND INVENTIONS SERIES HONOURING SIR CHARLES PARSONS THE INVENTOR OF THE STEAM TURBINE ENGINE. ISSUED: BY CENTRAL BANK OF IRELAND. ISSUE DATE: 1.9.2017. LIMIT ISSUE: 6,000. QUALITY: PROOF. STERLING SILVER 0.925 WEIGHT: 28.28GR. DIAMETER: 38.61MM. DESIGNER: ANTONELLA NAPOLIONE. COIN COMES IN A NICE PRESENTATION BOX WITH NUMBERED CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY. Charles Parsons was born in 1854 and spent most of his childhood at Birr Castle, Co Offaly, his family’s estate. As a child, he was tutored by prominent scientist Robert Ball and later attended Trinity College Dublin and St. John’s College, Cambridge. Parsons’ invention of the steam turbine engine in 1884 was a major breakthrough in electrical engineering and power generation. Later applying this work to marine propulsion, Parsons’ steam turbines revolutionized marine transportation by increasing both the speed and efficiency of sea-faring vessels. He received many honours in recognition of his engineering genius, including election to the Royal Society in 1898 and a knighthood in 1911. He died in 1931. The coin design, by Antonella Napolione, features a portrait of the engineer with an early model of his steam turbine engine, encircled by an inscription and a representation of turbine blades. THANKS FOR LOOKING. PLEASE CHECK OUT OTHER ITEMS IN MY EBAY STORE. WE HAPPILY COMBINE SHIPPING COSTS.

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