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Cook Islands 2009 Mars Meteorite 400th Anniversary $5 Silver, Copper Plated Coin
Cook Islands 2009 Mars Meteorite 400th Anniversary $5 Silver, Copper Plated CoinIssuing Country: The Cook Islands. Face Value: 5 Dollars. Metal: Silver, Copper Plated. Size: 38.61 mm. Mintage: 2,500 pcs. More Information: With original piece of lunar meteorite (NWA 4925). This is a very rare, unique and beautiful copper plated silver coin that is inlaid with a piece of genuine Mars Meteorite NWA 4925. Only 2,500 of these coins were minted by The Cook Islands to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the observation of Mars by Galileo Galilei. One side of this coin shows, in incredible detail, the sides of
Cook Islands 2009 400th Anniversary of the Observation of Mars 25g Silver Coin
Cook Islands 2009 400th Anniversary of the Observation of Mars 25g Silver CoinCook Islands 2009 400th Anniversary of the Observation of Mars 25g Silver Coin. Mars is an earth-like planet in our solar system. With a diameter of approximately 6800 kilometres it is about half the size of the earth. A high percentage of iron oxide (rust) is responsible for its reddish shimmer. Due to this (blood red) colour it was granted the Roman God of Wars name. Through its brightness it was already known in ancient days. The planet Mars was observed more precisely for the first time with
