Silver Ounce 2022 X-Ray - Mummy, Coin from Cook Islands - detailed information

The Cook Islands, a sovereign state in free association with New Zealand, uses two official legal tender currencies. The New Zealand Dollar circulates in parallel with the local Cook Islands Dollar; at the same time, the government also authorises many legal tender coins in the Cook Islands Dollar currency for collector's purposes. Many of them are in standard bullion sizes, including one ounce of silver - such as this coin.

The Mint says about this coin:
The predecessor coin "Vitruvian Man" has shown how fascinating the idea of mixing an ancient topic with the modern invention of the x-rays can be. With this edition we are going back in time even more.

Howard Carter would have been happy if he could have x-rayed the sarcophagus of Tutankhamun. This cool looking coin makes it possible and combines some of the best of minting technology and colourisation to create a one-of-a-kind piece. Discover the Mummy in ultra-high relief surrounded by Egyptian hieroglyphs on the reverse and its colourised x-ray image on the obverse.