693) "The Earth and Beyond Series": Royal Australian Mint (RAM) issues the first coin in the Series, a Silver Coloured Five Dollars concave-shaped (Domed) coin - the Earth - on 03.04.2018:
The Royal Australian Mint (RAM) has launched a new coin series which features the planets in our solar system. The first coin in the series highlights our own home planet - the Earth - and how it may appear to observers in outer space. Apart from the eight planets, a coin on the Sun is also proposed to be brought out, making the total coins issued/to be issued in the series - nine.
Since ancient times humans have been fascinated with the objects in the skies, wondering and marvelling at their sheer spans - the Moon, planets, comets, asteroids etc - and pin-pointing/discovering the planets in our very own solar system. We now have a greater understanding of our own solar system thanks to the extra-ordinary explorer spacecraft launched into outer space that relay interesting information and vital findings about our planetary neighbours.
The Reverse of the 5 Dollars Silver Coin as it would be seen from near outer space from a nearby planet
As a species, humans alone have observed their home planet in its entirety from space - Earth - the pale blue shimmering cradle of life.
As humans look to send a manned landing craft on the planet Mars within the next decade or so, the "space race" and the ability to develop an "Earth Colony" on the "red planet" gets more and more realistic and exciting.
The Coin issued by the Royal Australian Mint:
The Reverse includes a vivid colour depiction of the Earth, along with a representation of a satellite in orbit around it. The Earth is surrounded by star shapes and directional co-ordinates. The text on the outer periphery reads - "2018. THE EARTH AND BEYOND - THE EARTH - FIVE DOLLARS". The layers of the atmosphere are also labelled starting from the outer circle - " EXOSPHERE, THERMOSPHERE, MESOSPHERE, STRATOSPHERE and TROPOSPHERE".
(The Exosphere extends from 700 to 10,000 kilometres (or 440 to 6,200 miles), the Thermosphere extends from 80 to 700 kms (or 50 to 440 miles), Mesosphere from 50 to 80 kms (or 31 to 50 miles), Stratosphere extends from 12 to 50 kms (or 7 to 31 miles) and Troposphere from 0 to 12 kms (or 0 to 7 miles).
The Obverse of the Concave (Dome shaped) 5 Dollars Silver Coin
The Obverse of the coin depicts an effigy of Elizabeth II designed by Ian-Rank Broadley, whose initials "IRB" appear below her neck. The effigy is placed in a central motif around which the eight planets are seen in orbits. The Central motif represents the Sun.
The inscription in the centre of the design are - "ELIZABETH II . AUSTRALIA. ONE OUNCE FINE SILVER".
The specifications of the coin are :
Denomination: 5 Dollars; Metal Composition: .999 Silver (Ag.); Weight: 31.1 grams or 1 Oz.; Diameter/Size: 39.62 mm; Coin Quality: Proof with applied colour; Maximum mintage: 5,000 pieces.
The concave (dome-shaped) coin is encapsulated and presented in a custom-branded RAM case along with a Certificate of Authenticity (COA).
Links to Posts on Australia, New Zealand and countries and Overseas Territories of the South Pacific on this blog:
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 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)
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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