Cook Islands, $5, Vatican Art Laokoon, Swarovski crystals, silver coin, 2011

Cook Islands, $5, Vatican Art Laokoon, Swarovski crystals, silver coin, 2011Face Value : 5.0. Metal Purity : Ag 999. The next piece of the stunning series dedicated to the Museum of Vatican depicts the Laokoon and his sons entwined by the serpents. The famous ancient marble sculpture has numerous references in the art and literature from Greeks to the modern era and is one of the most recognizable statues in the world. The obverse of the coin made in rectangular shape has the effigy of the Queen Elizabeth II as the head of the Commonwealth and the Cook Islands in