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AEGINETIC TORTOISE 2020 Cook Islands 1oz ultra high relief antiqued silver coin
AEGINETIC TORTOISE 2020 Cook Islands 1oz ultra high relief antiqued silver coinIn stock – last unit. This stunning ultra high relief coin has its beginnings to a coin that was struck over 2500 years ago! The turtle was used during ancient Greek times as a monetary symbol and was struck on coins that were first made on the island of Aegina in the south of Greece. Today, the original ancient turtle coins are highly prized and extremely valuable. Do you know the difference between a turtle and a tortoise? Both are reptiles with bodies encased in a bony shell. But
Cook Islands, $5, Vatican Art The Pieta, Swarovski crystal, silver coin, 2009
Cook Islands, $5, Vatican Art The Pieta, Swarovski crystal, silver coin, 2009The coin issued by the Cook Islands depicts the popular masterpiece of Italian art now stored in the Vatican City St. The marble statue called The Pieta in Italian manner is a work of celebrated Renaissance master Michelangelo. Biblical theme of Virgin Mary holding the body of Jesus after the Crucifixion is very often for European art. Its better known as Lamentation in English. The silver collectible coin shows the view of the Michelangelos work on the reverse just as the rest pieces of the same series do with
