1988 COOK ISLANDS Proof Silver $50 Coin NOBEL EXPLORER FRIDTJOF NANSEN i72573

1988 COOK ISLANDS Proof Silver $50 Coin NOBEL EXPLORER FRIDTJOF NANSEN i72573Item: i68573 Authentic Coin of. Great Explorers Series – Fridtjof Nansen 1988 FM Proof Silver 50 Dollars 39mm (19.83 grams) 0.925 Silver 0.6227 oz. ASW Reference: KM# 108 ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS RDM 1988, Crowned bust of UK Queen Elizabeth II right. Fridtjof Nansen (October 1861 – 13 May 1930) was a Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. In his youth he was a champion skier and ice skater. He led the team that made the first crossing of the Greenland interior in 1888, traversing