Issued as part of the extremely successful Masterpieces of Art series, this eye-catching silver coin boasts the beautiful design, 17 authentic Swarovski crystals as well as the limited mintage quantity of 1898 pieces worldwide. This Cook Islands proof coin. Has been struck as a tribute to “Lady Godiva” (circa 1898) by a British writer and painter in the Pre-Raphaelite style John Maler Collier. The effigy of Queen Elizabeth II is traditionally displayed on the obverse of the Cook Islands coin. There are also the legends denoting the name of the Queen, the face value of the coin and the name of the issuing country. The beautiful reverse design features the colored image of Colliers legendary painting that depicts Lady Godiva, or Godgifu in Old English, a Saxon woman who was the wife of the Danish Lord Leofric. Above the image, there are the inscriptions indicating the name of the series and the issuing year; the lower part of the silver coin includes the name of the great artist. Godiva known as Lady Godiva was an 11th-century Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who, according to a legend dating back at least to the 13th century, rode naked through the streets of Coventry in order to gain a remission of the oppressive taxation imposed by her husband on his tenants. The name “Peeping Tom” for a voyeur originates from later versions of this legend in which a man named Tom had watched her ride and was struck blind or dead. MINTAGE ONLY 1898 PCS. Thank you for looking, to my items. Auctiva offers Free Image Hosting and Editing. Auctiva gets you noticed! Track Page Views With. Auctiva’s FREE Counter. The item “2013- LADY GODIVA John Maler Collier 3 Oz Silver Coin 20$ Cook Islands” is in sale since Sunday, September 8, 2019. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ World\Collections, Lots”. The seller is “patfinder19″ and is located in dekcards. This item can be shipped to United States, all countries in Europe, Canada, Australia.

• Country/Region of Manufacture: Cook Islands
• Certification: cook islands
• Grade: Ungraded
• Year: 2013
• Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
• Composition: Silver