Coin Week: "Latest Coin in Impact Series Features Aba Panu Meteorite"
Goldbully
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This is a way cool coin.............
Latest Coin in Impact Series Features Aba Panu Meteorite
By CIT -
November 21, 2022
Meteorite Impacts: Aba Panu Meteorite
Cook Islands. 5 Dollars 2022. Silver .999. 1 oz. 38.61 mm. Proof. Mintage: 2,500 pieces. Special technologies: smartminting® (Ultra High Relief) with embedded piece of a meteorite. B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich.
One side is a realistic depiction of a meteorite impact; in the crater an embedded piece of a meteorite. Above the legend ABA PANU METEORITE 2022 / 8˚ 16′ 55.83″ N / 3˚ 34′ 1.72″ E
The other side features the portrait of Elizabeth II, below IRB (= Ian Rank-Broadley), around it the legend ELIZABETH II 5 DOLLARS COOK ISLANDS 2022.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFb6Fp-IffA
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https://coinweek.com/world-coins/latest-coin-in-impact-series-features-aba-panu-meteorite/
Comments
@Goldbully... I may have missed it, but is there a retail price for that coin? Cheers, RickO
$200 if you can find one it appears.
https://www.parthavacoin.com/products/aba-panu-meteorite-impacts-1-oz-silver-coin-5-cook-islands-2022?variant=41755129970884¤cy=CAD
@Goldbully... Thank you.... I will watch for one.... Expensive, but I like the idea and design. Cheers, RickO