The coin includes the certificate of authenticity, but the certificate was cut to fit in a coin placeholder. See picture for reference. The ever first coin with a real moonstone inlaid, made of Silver, it depicts both sides of the Moon in incredible detail. This unique and extremely rare coin is in memory of a double anniversary: the 50 years from the first sovietic moon probe, and the 40 years from the first human step on the moon. In memory of this double anniversary the new silver coin shows both sides of the moon in incredible detail. Besides, on the reverse of this coin a real moonstone is inlaid; a piece of the Lunar meteorite NWA 4881. A Lunar meteorite is a meteorite that is known to have originated on the Moon. Lunar origin is established by comparing the mineralogy, the chemical composition, and the isotopic composition between meteorites and samples from the Moon collected by the Apollo missions. The item “MOON Lunar Meteorite Moonstone Silver Coin 5$ Cook Islands 2009″ is in sale since Friday, November 16, 2018. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ World\Australia & Oceania\South Pacific”. The seller is “nukelaloosh44_6″ and is located in Ventura, California. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Year: 2009
• Grade: Ungraded
• Country/Region of Manufacture: Cook Islands
• Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
• Certification: Uncertified
• Composition: Silver