2025 Ghana 1 oz Ag Martyrdom of the 12 Apostles: James (Box/COA)

• Contains 1 oz of .999 fine silver.
• Comes gift-ready in a box along with a certificate of authenticity.
• Obverse: Features a left-facing portrait of King Charles III. This effigy, showing the monarch without a crown, was created by Jody Clark, who also designed Queen Elizabeth II’s final portrait.
• Reverse: Depicts James in the moments before his execution. Although Judas was the first apostle to die, James became the first to be martyred. His death was ordered by King Herod, who had him executed by beheading with a sword.
• Struck on behalf of the Republic of Ghana.

According to tradition, his remains were carried to the northwest region of Galicia, where the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela was built in his honor. By the 10th century, this site had become the destination of the Camino de Santiago, a pilgrimage route that drew travelers from across Europe. The Camino developed into one of Christianity’s three great medieval pilgrimages—alongside Jerusalem and Rome—and shaped Spanish cultural and religious identity for centuries.

The enduring veneration of James transformed him from a relatively lesser-known apostle into a powerful emblem of faith, perseverance, and the Christian heritage of Europe.

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