672) The Jewelled Phoenix: An AUD 2,000 hand-crafted numismatic masterpiece created by the Perth Mint, Australia with gems from the Argyle Pink Diamonds Mine, Australia:
The Perth Mint, Australia has brought out a magnificent numismatic masterpiece of great beauty titled "The Jewelled Phoenix" - an exquisitely hand-crafted fusion of rare treasures from two Australian icons - the Perth Mint and Argyle Pink Diamonds.
"The Jewelled Phoenix" Reverse shows its title on the top periphery and the Phoenix climbing a tree. There is a Chinese character on the right side of the tree. A stylised tree forms the background to the coin's reverse
The sparkling gems have been specially selected from the famed world famed Argyle Pink Diamond mine located in the Kimberly region of Western Australia.
The mystical Chinese Phoenix, rich in ancient symbolism, has been delicately recreated in rose gold and elegantly hand-set with 89 beyond rare Argyle pink diamonds, selected for their colour intensity.
The Phoenix, known as the immortal "King of the Birds" is richly symbolic in Oriental culture. With its intricate plumage designed in three-dimensional relief, the Phoenix appears to be landing on the fabled Paulownia tree, which has three of its flowers handset with pink diamonds, denoting its budding flowers.
"The Jewelled Phoenix" Reverse shown against the background of a stylised tree
A result of meticulous craftsmanship, "The Jewelled Phoenix" is a masterful work of art produced from more than 10 Oz of 99.99% pure gold. Elevating it to the truly outstanding beauty is the inclusion of 1.22 carats of rare natural fancy pink diamonds. The majority of the sparkling gems are pave set in a sculpted rose red gold representation of a mystical Chinese Phoenix secured to the coin's reverse.
Mythologically, a Phoenix is a long-lived bird that is cyclically regenerated or born again.
Associated with the Sun, a Phoenix obtains new life by arising from the ashes of its predecessor. The phoenix dies in a show of flames and combustion. Alternatively, it is also believed to die naturally and simply decompose before being born again.
An image of the Phoenix rising from the ashes of its predecessor
In Greece and Rome, the bird- Phoenix - was associated with the similar sounding Phoenicia, a civilisation famous for its production of purple dye from conch shells. In Egypt - in Heliopolis, the Egyptians venerated the "Bennu", a solar bird similar to the phoenix. Some other references to the phoenix are found in the Hindu "Garuda", the Slavic firebird "Gandaberunda", The Persian "Simurgh", Georgian "Paskunji", Arabian "Anga", Turkish "Zumrudu Anga", Tibetan "Me byi karmo", the Japanese "Ho-o" and the Chinese "Fenghuang".
The technical specifications of this masterpiece are:
Metal Composition: Gold: (10 Troy Oz); fineness - 99.99%; Rose Gold content: Phoenix- (Troy .450 Oz); fineness- 81.71%; Argyle Diamonds: Pink - 1.22 ct (carat) approx. (total of all diamonds); Quality: Fancy Intense/Vivid Pink/Purplish Pink; Monetary Denomination: AUD 2,000; Minimum Weight: 325.366 grams; Maximum Diameter/Size: 60.60 mm; Maximum Thickness: 12.83 mm (total thickness, including the phoenix); Designer: Aleysha Howarth.
Remarks: Only 8 of these excellent coveted collectibles have been released world-wide at a price of AUD 188,000 each.
1) Bank of Papua New Guinea: 36th Anniversary Celebrations (1973-2008): A Commemorative Uncirculated 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 Solomon 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 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 Uncirculated 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 Solomon 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
20) "The Jewelled Phoenix": An AUD 4,000 coin handcrafted by the Perth Mint Australia, with diamonds procured from the Argyle Pink Diamond Mines, Australia:
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)
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)
Links to posts on issues from the Republic of Palau:
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