Silver Twenty-five Grams 2010 Meteorite HAH 280, Coin from Cook Islands - detailed information

Silver Twenty-five Grams 2010 Meteorite HAH 280, Coin from Cook Islands
CoinSilver Twenty-five Grams 2010 Meteorite HAH 280

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 bullion sizes based on the troy ounce, but some are "metric", like twenty-five grams (25g) of silver.

This coin featuring Meteorite HAH 280 is part of the Meteorite Impacts collection which is issued in a number of different countries; all coins in it have an embedded original piece of the specific meteorite.

The meteorite Hammadah al Hamra 280 (HAH 280) was found in the year 2000 in Jabal al Gharb in the Hammadah al Hamra region in Libya. 280 Stands for the number of cataloged meteorites found in this area.

As a so-called carbonaceous chondrite, the HAH 280 is classified in the very rare CK4 group. The scientific analysis confirms which are about 700 million years older than our 4,5 billion-year-old solar system.

The meteorite HAH 280 originates from the so-called asteroid-belt. Today it is generally assumed that this belt arose from a primordial solar nebula. Researches have shown that in CK4 meteorites up to 220 amino acids exist. These provide the basis for the proteins, the components of the cells. Therefore speculations present themselves that possibly exactly such meteorites like the HAH 280 could have brought the basis for life on Earth!

MintCIT Coin Invest Mint MarkNo mint mark Total Mintage 2,500
Obverse
Cook Islands / Silver Twenty-five Grams 2010 Meteorite HAH 280 - obverse photo

The obverse of the coin shows the crowned mature head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right (her effigy known as the "Fourth Portrait", by Ian Rank-Broadley). The Queen wears the "Girls of Great Britain and Ireland" diamond tiara, a wedding gift from Queen Mary (Her Majesty's grandmother) in 1947 - which she also has on the Machin and the Gottwald portraits.

The portrait is in its "uncouped" version which extends below the neck and shows the Queen's shoulders. The designer's initials are not shown.

Around the effigy is the monarch's legend and the face value: ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 5 DOLLARS.

Obverse Inscription ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 5 DOLLARS
Reverse
Cook Islands / Silver Twenty-five Grams 2010 Meteorite HAH 280 - reverse photo

The reverse is coloured and depicts a meteorite impact. A piece of the actual meteorite has been embedded into the surface of the coin.

In small letters around below left, the inscription 2010 MINUS 5'200'000'000 (the age of the rock, which is older than the Earth).

In large letters around the rim, METEORITE HAH 280 CHALLENGE OF TIME.

Reverse Inscription THE HAH 280 METEORITE CHALLENGE OF TIME
EdgeMilledEdge InscriptionNone
Notes

Finish: antique, coloured, meteorite insert.
CIT Item ID: 24744.

See also

Coins in the Meteorite Impacts collection include:
- 2 oz Silver, Meteorite NWA 267, Liberia 2004
- 25 g Silver, Nantan Meteorite, Palau 2006
- 25 g Silver, Brenham Pallasite Meteorite, Cook Islands 2007
- 1/4 oz Gold, Pultusk Meteorite, Cook Islands 2008
- 25 g Silver, Pultusk Meteorite, Cook Islands 2008
- 25 g Silver, Observation of Mars, Cook Islands 2009
- 25 g Silver, Meteorite HAH 280, Cook Islands 2010
- 20 g Silver, Muonionalusta Meteorite, Cook Islands 2011
- 20 g Silver, Seymchan Meteorite, Cook Islands 2012
- 20 g Silver, Chelyabinsk Meteorite, Cook Islands 2013
- 1 oz Silver, Moldavite Impact, Cook Islands 2014
- 1 oz Silver, Chondrite Impact - Meteorite NWA 4037, Cook Islands 2015
- 1/2 oz Silver, Tamdakht Meteorite, Cook Islands 2016
- 1/2 oz Silver, Chergach Meteorite, Cook Islands 2017
- 1/2 oz Silver, Erfoud Meteorite NWA 6827, Cook Islands 2018
- 1/2 oz Silver, Estacado Meteorite, Cook Islands 2019
- 1 oz Silver, Viñales Meteorite, Cook Islands 2020
- 1 oz Silver, La Ciénega Meteorite, Cook Islands 2021
- 1 oz Silver, Aba Panu Meteorite, Cook Islands 2022
- 1 oz Silver, Tenham Meteorite, Cook Islands 2023

All (16) coins of type: Silver Twenty-five Grams (25 g)
Coin NameMintageEffigyLegend
Silver Twenty-five Grams 2007 Brenham Pallasite Meteorite 2,500 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, Uncouped ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 5 DOLLARS
Silver Twenty-five Grams 2007 Princess Diana 1,997 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, Uncouped ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 5 DOLLARS
Silver Twenty-five Grams 2008 Everlasting Love 2,500 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, Uncouped ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 5 DOLLARS
Silver Twenty-five Grams 2008 Pultusk Meteorite 2,500 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, Uncouped ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 5 DOLLARS
Silver Twenty-five Grams 2009 Observation of Mars 2,500 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, Uncouped ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 5 DOLLARS
Silver Twenty-five Grams 2009 First Crusade - Godfrey of Bouillon 1,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, Uncouped ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 5 DOLLARS
Silver Twenty-five Grams 2009 Second Crusade - Louis VII of France 1,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, Uncouped ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 5 DOLLARS
Silver Twenty-five Grams 2010 Meteorite HAH 280 2,500 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, Uncouped ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 5 DOLLARS
Silver Twenty-five Grams 2010 Third Crusade - Richard the Lionheart 1,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, Uncouped ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 5 DOLLARS
Silver Twenty-five Grams 2010 Fourth Crusade - Dandolo of Venice 1,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, Uncouped ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 5 DOLLARS
Silver Twenty-five Grams 2011 Fifth Crusade - John of Brienne 1,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 5 DOLLARS
Silver Twenty-five Grams 2014 Sixth Crusade - Frederick II 1,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 5 DOLLARS
Silver Twenty-five Grams 2015 Seventh Crusade - Louis IX 1,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 5 DOLLARS
Silver Twenty-five Grams 2016 Eighth Crusade - Charles of Anjou 1,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 5 DOLLARS
Silver Twenty-five Grams 2016 Ninth Crusade - Edward I of England 1,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 5 DOLLARS
Silver Twenty-five Grams 2017 Tenth Crusade - The Last Crusader 1,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait ELIZABETH II COOK ISLANDS 5 DOLLARS
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Silver Twenty-five Grams 2010 Meteorite HAH 280: Details
CountryCook Islands
CurrencyCook Islands Dollar
Coin TypeSilver Twenty-five Grams (25 g)
Issued2010
MonarchQueen Elizabeth II
EffigyQueen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley (Uncouped version)
Face Value5 (x Dollar)
Total Mintage2,500
CurrentYes
Material0.925 Silver
TechnologyMilled (machine-made)
ShapeRound
OrientationMedal Alignment (Axis 0)
Size38.6100 mm
Mass25.0000 g
OCC IDRNAZ-EGWC-NKLQ-EXJL
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Silver Twenty-five Grams 2010 Meteorite HAH 280: Catalogue Reference IDs
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Krause, Standard Catalog of World CoinsCook Islands KM# 1299