Daily Archives: December 19, 2018
Cook Islands 2015 $5 Murrine Millefiori Glass Art 20g Silver Proof Coin UNIQUE
Cook Islands 2015 $5 Murrine Millefiori Glass Art 20g Silver Proof Coin UNIQUE20.00g (0.64oz). The glass processing technique Millefiori was already known in Ancient Rome and is nowadays mainly continued on the island of Murano near Venice. Firstly long glass rods, known as murrine, are handmade, cured and then cut into discs. After that the individual multi-coloured glass discs are placed into a mould, heated gently and slowly melted. Thus, unique Patterns emerge, of which no two are alike. The finished artwork explains without words why Millefiori means «thousand flowers» in Italian. Every single coin is unique! Very low mintage
Cook Islands 2012 5$ The Return Of The Prodigal Parrot- Cat 1Oz Silver Coin
Cook Islands 2012 5$ The Return Of The Prodigal Parrot- Cat 1Oz Silver CoinThe return of the prodigal parrot – Cat. The three series of the The return of the prodigal parrot were created right after the Perestroika started: the first one appeared in 1984, the second episode came along in 1987 and was followed by the third one in 1988. It became so popular mostly thanks to its responsiveness to the time it was created: it depicts the trends of Russian life of the time with documental precisionand a great deal of irony to boot. The films tell us
