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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. Collector coins are dedicated to historical or general popular culture themes not related to the country itself. Many of them are in standard bullion sizes, including the large three ounces of silver format - such as this coin. The Mint says about it: The Dendera Zodiac is a widely known Egyptian bas-relief which was added to the ceiling of a chapel dedicated to Osiris inside the Hathor Temple in the Dendera Temple complex around 50 BC. The Dendera Zodiac is one of the best-preserved ancient depictions of the observable stars. It shows all five planets known to the Ancient Egyptians in an alignment that occurs once every one thousand years and both a solar and lunar eclipse. The sky disc is centred on the north pole star, and Ursa Minor is depicted as a jackal. An inner disc is composed of constellations showing the signs of the zodiac. The original Zodiac of Dendera currently resides at the Louvre in Paris. | ||||||
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Royal Mint |
Country | Cook Islands |
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Currency | Cook Islands Dollar |
Coin Type | Silver Three Ounces (3 oz) |
Issued | 2020 |
Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
Effigy | Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley |
Face Value | 20 (x Dollar) |
Total Mintage | 432 |
Current | Yes |
Material | 0.999 Silver |
Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
Shape | Round |
Orientation | Medal Alignment (Axis 0) |
Size | 65.000 mm |
Mass | 93.300 g |
OCC ID | RWKZ-OJNC-WKAL-OXGL |
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Dendera Zodiac Egypt - Gilded
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Dendera Zodiac Egypt - Gilded
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Coin, Cook Islands, Silver Three Ounces 2020 Dendera Zodiac Egypt
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Coin, Cook Islands, Silver Three Ounces 2020 Dendera Zodiac Egypt
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