Daily Archives: November 21, 2016
Cook Islands 2014 $5 HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY 20 g Silver Proof Coin neat Swarovski
Cook Islands 2014 $5 HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY 20 g Silver Proof Coin neat Swarovski37 x 37 mm. It is one of the few days celebrated almost throughout the world by couples in love. A finely wrought heart-shaped coin symbolizes the love and appreciation of your partner. About 1800 years ago, when Christians were still being persecuted under the Roman Empire, Bishop Valentine of Terni defied the imperial decree and performed Christian weddings. It is said that every couple received flowers from the Bishops garden at the ceremony and that the man of Gods benediction promised a happy future. When Emperor
Cook Islands 2010 $5 The HAH 280 Meteorite 25g Silver Coin with Inlay
Cook Islands 2010 $5 The HAH 280 Meteorite 25g Silver Coin with InlayThe meteorite Hammadah al Hamra 280 (HAH 280) was found in the year 2000 in Jabal al Gharb in the Hammadah al Hamra region in Libya. 280 stands for the number of catalogued meteorites found in this area. As a so-called carbonaceous chondrite the HAH 280 is classified in the very rare CK4 group. The scientific analysis confirms which are about 700 million years older than our 4,5 billion year old solar system, provide the evidence. The meteorite HAH 280 originates from the so-called asteroid-belt. Today it is
