Features an original piece of meteorite. The ever first coin with a real HAH 280 meteorite stone inlaid, made of Silver Antique finish, it depicts a meteorite impact in vivid colors. The 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. This unique and extremely rare coin features an insert of a piece of this meteorite. The coins obverse depicts the Raphael Maklouf effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the monetary denomination. 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 generally assumed that this belt arose from a primordial solar nebula. Researches have shown that in CK4 meteorites up to 220 amino acids exist. These provide the basis for the proteins, the components of the cells. Therefore speculations present themselves that possibly exactly such meteorites like the HAH 280 could have brought the basis for life on earth. The item “2010 COOK ISLANDS SILVER $5 COIN HAH 280 WITH METEORITE INSERT CHALLENGE OF TIME” is in sale since Sunday, July 02, 2017. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ World\Australia & Oceania\South Pacific”. The seller is “moonduck09″ and is located in Silver Spring, Maryland. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
• Year: 2010
• Composition: Silver
• Country/Region of Manufacture: Cook Islands