1988 Cook Islands Cortez Conquistador Silver Dollar Pendant With Chain Box & Coa. If you found this and you’ve decided that you wanted to rope chain with it we have a 2 mm rope chain that at a 24 inch length has approximately 8 to 10g of weight. This coin is very rare the proof strike is amazing. Here we have the Commonwealth image of Elizabeth II on the reverse. So this is kind of like an English nod to Spanish Colonial expansion in the New World it’s very interesting in that way. So this is a neat Cook Islands coin struck by the English Commonwealth to commemorate The Voyage of Hernando Cortez. The coin has a rareness of 88 out of 100. If you were looking for a rare statement piece that combines several different cultures into one clear message you found it. This is large solid sterling silver coin of Hernando Cortez struck by the Cook Islands for the year 1988 and approved limited edition to commemorate the Spanish Colonial exploration of the new world by Hernando Cortez. The coin has a 39mm outside diameter and the bezel has an outside diameter of 40mm. The bezel is made of pure sterling silver and it’s finished in a handsome sterling silver rope Edge design. The chain is Italian made pure sterling silver with a 3 mm width. What makes this one especially rare is the rareness of the coin. This coin had a rare proof mintage of less than 15k. And was struck for low number proof editions only. So well of Balboa with the Conquistador does make a neat pendant this one is even rarer. Hernando Cortez is a Hometown hero Of Spain.