578) Mount Everest : 25 Dollars Silver High relief Coin: The second coin in the 7 Summit Coin Series issued by The Cook Islands in co-ordination with Coin Invest Trust (CIT) and minted by B.H. Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt GmbH issued in August 2017:
The 7-Summits included in this Coin Series have featured on several coins/coin series across the world, over the years including Coin Invest Trust's (CIT) previously issued coins with mountains and Flora as their themes.
The second coin in the 7 Summits Coin Series Mount Everest- is shown here against the background of Mount Everest in the glorious Himalayas
At the American Numismatic Association (ANA) World Fair of Money (WFM) held in Anaheim, California, from 9th to 13th August 2016, CIT presented "The 7-Summits" coin series of our planet's most famous mountains.
This seven coin series is a new and highly exclusive limited-edition series dedicated to the world's seven most spectacular peaks, beginning with the Series initiator - DENALI - which was presented during the 2016 Show.
The coins have been minted in breath-taking highly detailed, three-dimensional topographic relief with its exclusive "Smartminting" technology which is the hallmark of CIT's innovative Silver coin minting technology, with a refined selective colour application, that accentuates the mountain ridges and valleys, these coins are a beautiful and fascinating numismatic work of art. All the coins in the series are being minted by B.H. Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt GmbH.
An image of Mount Everest on a stand-alone basis
In 2017, at the World Fair of Money held at Denver Colorado from 01-05 Aug 2017, the CIT showcased the second coin in the series - Mount Everest, details of which are as under:
The Reverse of 25 Dollars - The 7 Summits - Mount Everest Silver coin - 2017
On the Reverse of the 25 Dollars Silver coin is seen Mount Everest from a bird's eye perspective, its majectic heights cast in a three-dimensional relief. The coin depicts the terrain of the Mount Everest peak, which continues to be one of the greatest challenges for mountaineers, pin sharp and with selective colour application.
The three-dimensional effect of the coin
The peripheral inscriptions are "MOUNT EVEREST 8848 M - HIMALAYAS ASIA". On the lower periphery is mentioned the Series name "THE 7 SUMMITS".
The Obverse of 25 Dollars - The 7 Summits - Mount Everest Silver coin - 2017
On the Obverse of the 25 Dollars Silver coin is seen an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right. The initials of the effigy designer "Ian Rank-Broadley" (IRB) appear below the Queen's neck. The peripheral inscriptions are - "ELIZABETH II, COOK ISLANDS, 25 DOLLARS, .999" (fineness).
The specifications of this coin are: Country of Issue: The Cook Islands; Denominational value: 25 Dollars; Metallic Composition: Silver .999 (Ag); Weight: 5.0 Oz; Size/Diameter: 65.0 mm; Coin Quality: Brilliant Uncirculated (BU); Mintage: 777 pieces; Year of issue: 2017; Minted by: B.H. Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt GmbH; Project by: Coin Invest Trust (CIT).
The transparent capsule in which the coin is placed
The elegant box in which the coin is packaged
In 2017, at the World Fair of Money held at Denver Colorado from 01-05 Aug 2017, the CIT showcased the second coin in the series - Mount Everest, details of which are as under:
On the Reverse of the 25 Dollars Silver coin is seen Mount Everest from a bird's eye perspective, its majectic heights cast in a three-dimensional relief. The coin depicts the terrain of the Mount Everest peak, which continues to be one of the greatest challenges for mountaineers, pin sharp and with selective colour application.
The peripheral inscriptions are "MOUNT EVEREST 8848 M - HIMALAYAS ASIA". On the lower periphery is mentioned the Series name "THE 7 SUMMITS".
On the Obverse of the 25 Dollars Silver coin is seen an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right. The initials of the effigy designer "Ian Rank-Broadley" (IRB) appear below the Queen's neck. The peripheral inscriptions are - "ELIZABETH II, COOK ISLANDS, 25 DOLLARS, .999" (fineness).
The specifications of this coin are: Country of Issue: The Cook Islands; Denominational value: 25 Dollars; Metallic Composition: Silver .999 (Ag); Weight: 5.0 Oz; Size/Diameter: 65.0 mm; Coin Quality: Brilliant Uncirculated (BU); Mintage: 777 pieces; Year of issue: 2017; Minted by: B.H. Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt GmbH; Project by: Coin Invest Trust (CIT).
Links to Posts on Australia, New Zealand and countries and Overseas Territories of the South Pacific on this blog:
1) Bank of Papua New Guinea: 36th Anniversary Celebrations (1973-2008): A Commemorative Uncirulated Coin Set consisting of a 2 Kina Banknote & a 2 Kina Coin
2) Papua New Guinea: An uncirculated coin set brought out in 1995 commemorating the 20th Anniversary of Independence
3) Currency & Coinage of the Soloman Islands: Dollars and Cents
4) New Zealand: New Banknote "Seventh Series" issued under Project "Brighter Money" from 2015 onwards
5) Coinage of the French Polynesian Island of Caledonia (or Nouvelle Caledonie) the CFP Franc
6) French Institution for issuing uniform currency/coinage for French Overseas Territories in the Pacific and the French Southern Territories of Antarctica: The Institut d'emmission d'outre Mer (IEOM)
7) Currency & Coinage of Samoa: Tala and Sene
8) Currency of the South Pacific Island Country of Fiji
9) Coinage of New Zealand: A commemorative coin set issued in 1979
10) Currency and Coinage of Australia: Dollars and Cents
11) The Australian Emblem or the Coat of Arms
12) The story of the Australian Penny
13) The Legend of the Mutiny on the Bounty: A Commemorative Coin Set from the Pitcairn Islands depicting relics from the Bounty issued in 2009
14) An Australian $5 coin issued in 1996, commemorating Australia's greatest cricketing legend - Sir Donald Bradman
15) New Series/Generation of Australian Banknotes being introduced from 01.09.2016 onwards starting from $5 issues
16) Southern Lights: A $1 Silver holographic coin issued by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand in January 2017
17) Currency & coinage of the Kingdom of Tonga : Pa'anga & Seniti
18) Postage Stamps & Coin: Commemorating the Centenary of the Trans-Australian Railway Line stamps issued by Australia Post & coins by Perth Mint on 04.07.2017
Links to interesting posts on coins from Tuvalu Islands:
1)Famous Pirates of the Caribbean :2) Edward Teach or "BlackBeard"
2)Famous Pirates of the Caribbean: 3)Bartholomew Roberts or Black Bart Roberts
3)Famous Pirates of the Caribbean:4)Jack Rackham
4)Famous-pirates-of- the Caribbean : 5) Henry Avery
5)Famous Pirates of the Caribbean : 6) Sir Henry Morgan
6)Norse Goddess Freya - a Silver 2 Dollars High Relief antiquated Coin , the first in the Series titled "Norse Goddesses" (2017)
Other interesting links to posts from Cook Islands minted by Coin Invest Trust:
1) Brexit : Britain's exit from the EEC : Coins issued by the Cook islands in the denomination of $1, $5 and $ 20 in 2016
2) 150th Anniversary of "The Great Tea Race - 1866": Commemorative Coins in the denomination of 10 and 2 Dollars issued by Cook Islands in 2016
3) The Mystical Ancient Egyptian Labyrinth depicted on $10 Silver coins issued by Cook islands in 2016, under its "Milestones of Mankind Series".
4) King Arthur: The first coin in the six coins "Camelot Series".
5) Quilling Art: Silver 2 Dollars coins issued - Flowers (2016) & Bird (2017)
6) Queen Guinevere: The second coin in the six coin "Camelot Series".
Links to posts on issues from the Republic of Palau:
5) Republic of Palau issues "Sand Dollars": Silver & Gold 1$ coins
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