Daily Archives: February 27, 2016
LEDA AND SWAN Peter Paul Rubens 3 Oz Silver Coin 20$ Cook Islands 2014
LEDA AND SWAN Peter Paul Rubens 3 Oz Silver Coin 20$ Cook Islands 201493.3 (3 oz). A numismatic masterpiece, made of 3 oz of pure silver 999 with 16 authentic swarovski crystals inlaid in this 55 mm coin, issued by Cook Islands. Rubens was a flemish Baroque Painter, and a proponent of an extravagant Baroque style that emphasized movement, colour, and sensuality. The “Leda and the Swan”, a story from Greek mythology, was one of his masterpieces. This coin depicts the painting Leda and the Swan, a story from Greek mythology, one of Dutch painter Peter Paul Rubens’ masterworks. Rubens
MOLDAVITE IMPACT Meteorite Silver Coin 5$ Cook Islands 2014
MOLDAVITE IMPACT Meteorite Silver Coin 5$ Cook Islands 201431.1 (1 oz). The amazing Moldavite Impact is the latest and very interesting coin edition 2014 of Cook Islands with an authentic piece of meteorite inlaid. It depicts the crater generated by the meteorite impact in very high relief, and the coin is concave shaped to enhance the crater deepness. The vivid colours and the amazing design are perfect to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the series. This unique and extremely rare coin features an insert of a piece of Moldavite meteorite with an amazing colored design. The particular concave shape of
