15.57 (1/2 oz). First Silver 999 coin issue dedicated to the world’s most popular and modern handwork, the Quilling Art. Each coin is unique thanks to vibrant colors, the paper strips are skulfully rolled, formed and glued to create a wonderful image. A new coin concept for collectable masterpieces. Limited mintage of 999 pieces worldwide. The coin’s reverse features the wonderful handwork, the Quilling Art. This new interesting and attractive concept made the coin a beautiful piece of art, with new elements such as: colored paper and rolling techniques, handmade quilling elements. In the center of the coin three vibrant colored paper flowers in high relief. On the top of the coin is the inscription “Quilling Art Flowers”. In the coin’s obverse the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the face value and the issue country. Quilling Art Quilling or paper filigree is an art form that involves the use of strips of paper that are rolled, shaped, and glued together to create decorative designs. The paper is rolled, looped, curled, twisted and otherwise manipulated to create shapes which make up designs to decorate greetings cards, pictures, boxes, eggs, and to make models, jewelry, mobiles etc. These items can all be used as thoughtfully designed gifts which many people would highly appreciate. Quilling starts with rolling a strip of paper into a coil and then pinching the coil into shapes that can be glued together. There are advanced techniques and different sized paper that are used to create 3D miniatures, abstract art, and quilled flowers among many things. Today, quilling is seeing a resurgence in popularity with quillers (people who practice the art of quilling) on every continent and in every walk of life. No longer confined to the “upper classes”, this is a peoples art form and the beauty of the art is always expanding thanks to innovators and rapidly growing number of quillers. Quilling is great for all ages thanks to the simplicity of the techniques and how relaxing it is. The craft has become increasingly popular due to the low cost of the material. It is used to decorate wedding invitations, for Christmas, birth announcements, greeting cards, scrapbook pages, and boxes. Quilling can be found in art galleries in Europe and in the United States and is an art that is practiced around the world. One of the most well-known quilling artists in modern times is Russian artist, Yulia Brodskaya. The item “QUILLING ART FLOWERS Handmade Silver Coin 2$ Cook Islands 2016″ is in sale since Tuesday, November 24, 2015. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ World\Australia & Oceania\Other Oceania Coins”. The seller is “powercoin_italy” and is located in Roma. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
• Year: 2016
• Composition: Silver
• Country/Region of Manufacture: Cook Islands