Five Dollars Silver 2017 Shades of Nature - Hummingbird, Coin from Cook Islands - detailed information

This coin was issued in Cook Islands.

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The Shades of Nature series launched in 2014 with the amazing Honey Bee. A silver critter on a gilded background have become the trademark of this series portraying fascinating smaller creatures. Key to the series is an exquisite micro-minting surface-finish that accentuates and emphasizes even the tiniest details in the wing of a bee, the veins on a leaf or the scales on a fish. Starting with the 2016 issue, the coins are produced with smartminting© which, added to the precision laser engraving, results in a hitherto unknown interplay of finesse and high relief.

Hummingbird – CIT Coin Invest AG
The Mint says about this coin:

Shades of Nature, now in its fourth year, leaps from the water into the air with the 2017 hummingbird. Akin to the previous issues, the relief comes to life by means of masterful precision laser engraving accentuating and shading the fine structures in the hummingbird’s iridescent plumage and the fl ower’s petals. The delightful little bird stands out in smartminting© high relief. Hummingbirds are the smallest birds in the world. The tiny Cuban Bee Hummingbird barely grows larger than the diameter of this stunning coin, yet they are some of the most accomplished flyers able to hover in the air and even fly backwards. This marvel of the neotropics will take the Shades of Nature series to new heights! more
CIT Item ID: 28035
Country: Cook Islands (the)
Date of issue: 2017
Denomination: 5 Dollars
Material: Silver .999
Quality: Proof
Mintage: 2000
Technique: smartminting®