BICYCLE 200 Anniversary Mother Of Pearl 5 Oz Silver Coin Country/Issuer: Cook Islands Year of Issue: 2017 Metal: Silver Face Value: 25 Dollars Purity/Fineness: Ag 999/1000 Weight: 5 oz Diameter: 65.00 mm. Mintage: 750 pcs Decoration: Mother of Pearl Certificate (COA): YES Presentation Box: YES The Cook Islands has issued a new Silver coin, part of the successful series “Mother of Pearl” and celebrates the 200th anniversary of the invention of the bicycle. The coin has 5 Ounces, Proof quality and for the first time in a coin, 2 differently colored Mother of Pearl inlays. Limited mintage of 750 pcs worldwide. The inner core of this pure 999 Silver coin is made out of real Mother of Pearl, with two different colors, green and yellow, with high relief and pictures two men on a bicycle, but in different periods of time, the past and the present. On the top of the reverse, the inscription: “The Bicycle” – the name of the coin. On the bottom, the face value: “25 Dollars”. The coin’s obverse depicts the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the inscriptions: “Cook Islands” – the issue country, “2017″ – the issue year, “25 Dollars” – the face value and “5 Oz Ag 999″ – the weight and the fineness of Silver.