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D ARTAGNAN The Three Musketeers 1 Oz Silver Coin 1$ Niue 2021

First published in 1844, The Three Musketeers was the first of three historical adventure novels written by Alexandre Dumas all featuring D’Artagnan, the most famous musketeer in the service of King Louis XIV in17th century France. The thrilling swashbuckling tales have it all — mystery, action, damsels in distress and bold heroic sacrifices. But did you know that the character D’Artagnan was based on an actual person? It’s true. The real-life musketeer’s full name was Charles Ogier de Batz de Castelmore, sieur d’Artagnan. The son of a French nobleman, D’Artagnan was born in 1611 and now, on the 410th anniversary of his birth he draws swords once again on this sumptuous coin that pays tribute to The Three Musketeers.