| Coin | Silver Ounce 2023 X-Ray - Creation of Adam |
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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.
This coin is part of the X-Ray series and features the Creation of Adam.
The mint says about it:
On the heels of our recent X-ray adventure in Egypt, we visit Rome, one of the centres of art in Italy for the third edition of the series. The depicted image of almost touching hands derives from a renowned ceiling fresco by the Italian painter Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel in Rome. The divine breath of life leaps from God's finger to the one of a human.
This famous gesture represents the Creation of Adam - the first man. Next to the hands of God and his divine creation, a part of another monumental work by Michelangelo - The Last Judgement - is revealed. |
| Mint | unknown |
Mint Mark | No mint mark |
Total Mintage |
1,500
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| Producer | CIT Coin Invest |
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| Obverse | |
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The effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right ( known as her "Fourth Portrait"), by Ian Rank-Broadley, is small and isabove the centre of the obverse; below the neck truncation, the designer's initials IRB.
The obverse, except for a thin rim, is coloured black and has a rough textured surface, with an X-ray image of two human hands almost touching, coloured blue.
Around the rim, the Queen's legend, the face value and the date: ELIZABETH II 5 DOLLARS COOK ISLANDS 2023. |
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The reverse depicts the almost touching hands of God and Adam, from Michelangelo's famous fresco The Creation of Adam. In the background, other scenes from his work The Last Judgement.
Around above, the inscription CREATION OF ADAM. |
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| Reverse Inscription |
CREATION OF ADAM |
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| Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | Finish: proof, coloured, smartminting, Ultra High Relief (UHR).
CIT Item ID: 30235.
The coin has the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse, even though it was issued during the reign of King Charles III. |
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