The third in the Agoro’s ‘Star Trek Vehicles’ range of one-ounce silver coins is out now, and after the original Starship Enterprise, and Deep Space 9, we’re seeing possibly the most popular vessel in all of Star Trek canon, the USS Enterprise D. This ship debuted in the first episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation back in 1987, and most recently having a terrific swansong in the final episode of Picard. I thought it was quite ungainly from some angles, but it’s grown to be an awesome bit of design by Andrew Probert, who originally penned it for Star Trek: The Motion Picture. A legend in sci-fi circles.

The coin is struck in an ounce of fine silver, and like the previous issues, depicts the subject over a coloured space scene, enhanced with some design iconography from the show. The ‘datachip’ design returns, although it’s important to note that it differs in outline for every release, tuned to suit the subject’s shape. Likewise, the obverse has a common theme, but differs in the placement of the imagery.

Good-looking presentation and a 2,000 mintage round out what is a neat addition to the Star Trek coin world. It’s good to see this mint move away from a standard round or rectangular coin, and experiment a little. Available now.