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Cook Islands 2025 Architectures of the World Santorini $10 2oz Silver Coin
Cook Islands 2025 Architectures of the World Santorini $10 2oz Silver CoinFeatures a stone mosaic pattern in the background-a nod to the famous architecture of the island of Santorini. Featuring detailed smartminting® Ultra High Relief-an advancement in numismatics that has produced higher relief heights than ever before. Specifications Composition 99.99% pure silver, with smartminting® UHR and selective colour Weight 2 oz. The second coin in the Architectures of the World series that puts some of the world’s most celebrated landmarks at your fingertips. Highlights the signature white and blue buildings of Santorini, village background and blue ocean, where the proof
Cook Islands 2023 Astrolabe 2 Oz Silver Coin
Cook Islands 2023 Astrolabe 2 Oz Silver CoinAstrolabes were early scientific instruments that can be traced back to the 6th century AD. They were used for reckoning time as well as astronomical exploration, navigation and astrology. In medieval Europe, astrolabes were widely used for astrological purposes. By the mid-15th century, sailors adopted the device to navigate at sea. It enabled the determination of the position of the sun and prominent stars in relation to both the horizon and the meridian. Astrolabes represent a unique blend of science and myth that reveals the logic of an earlier time, when humans were