2016 6 Oz PROOF Silver Niue $30 MOUNT VESUVIUS Antique Finish Coin..

2016 6 Oz PROOF Silver Niue $30 MOUNT VESUVIUS Antique Finish Coin.. 

DESCRIPTION  

Mount Vesuvius( /vɪˈsuːviəs/; Italian: Monte Vesuvio [ˈmonte veˈzuːvjo]; Neapolitan: Vesuvio; Latin: Mons Vesuvius [mõːs wɛˈsʊwɪ.ʊs]; also Vesevus or Vesaevus in some Roman sources) is a somma-stratovolcano located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy, about 9 km (5.6 mi) east of Naples and a short distance from the shore. It is one of several volcanoes which form the Campanian volcanic arc. Vesuvius consists of a large conepartially encircled by the steep rim of a summit caldera caused by the collapse of an earlier and originally much higher structure. 

Mount Vesuvius is best known for its eruption in AD 79 that led to the burying and destruction of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, as well as several other settlements. The eruption ejected a cloud of stones, ashes and volcanic gases to a height of 33 km (21 mi), spewing molten rock and pulverized pumice at the rate of 6×105 cubic metres (7.8×105 cu yd) per second, ultimately releasing a hundred thousand times the thermal energy released by the Hiroshima-Nagasaki bombings. More than 1,000 people died in the eruption, but exact numbers are unknown. The only surviving eyewitness account of the event consists of two letters by Pliny the Younger to the historian Tacitus. 

Vesuvius has erupted many times since and is the only volcano on the European mainland to have erupted within the last hundred years. Today, it is regarded as one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world because of the population of 3,000,000 people living nearby, making it the most densely populated volcanic region in the world, as well as its tendency towards violent, explosive eruptions of the Plinian type. 

SPECIFICATION 

Country: Niue 
Year: 2016 
Metal: Silver  
Face Value: $30 
Purity: .999 
Weight: 6 Oz - 186.621g  
Finish: PROOF AND ANTIQUE FINISH 
Mintage: 600 Pcs Worldwide  
Certificate COA: Yes  
Box: Yes.