The Adventure of the Gloria Scott, by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 56 short stories featuring detective Sherlock Holmes, and is the fifth vessel to feature in the Famous Ships That Never Sailed collector coin series.

The coin’s reverse portrays a representation of the Gloria Scott sailing in the background, with Sherlock Holmes sitting onshore smoking his pipe in the foreground. The inscriptions ‘Sherlock Holmes’ and ‘The Gloria Scott’ also feature as part of the design.

The Famous Ships That Never Sailed – Gloria Scott 2014 1oz Silver Proof Coin is issued as legal tender under the authority of the Government of Tuvalu, and features the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the 2014 year-date on the obverse.

The exciting Famous Ships That Never Sailed series captures the unforgettable tales of the legendary tall ships bound in the pages of literature and the classical arts.

The story of the Gloria Scott came to light after Sherlock spent a month with his university friend, Victor Trevor. During his stay, Sherlock exercised his powers of deduction to discover that Victor’s father was convicted of fraud and sent to Australia aboard a ship called the Gloria Scott.

Previous releases: The Flying Dutchman, The Pequod, The Demeter and Jolly Roger
Forthcoming releases: Nautilus, Hispaniola, Ghost