2131) "The Sounds of the Earth" Voyager Golden Record", (The) Cook Islands: A $2 (Two Dollars) Silver Coin replicating the original Golden Record carried by two deep Space Probes of the Voyager Programme in 1977: Coin minted by B.H. Mayers Kunstprageanstalt GmbH at their facilities in Munich: Project coordinated by Coin Invest Trust (CIT) and conceived by Power Coin, Italy:

2131) "The Sounds of the Earth" Voyager Golden Record", (The) Cook Islands: A $2 (Two Dollars) Silver Coin replicating the original Golden Record carried by two deep Space Probes of the Voyager Programme in 1977: Coin minted by B.H.Mayers Kunstprageanstalt GmbH at their facilities in Munich: Project coordinated by Coin Invest Trust (CIT) and conceived by Power Coin, Italy:

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1) Did You Know Series (25) : The prestigious Krause Publications Annual  World Coin Competition - Winners of the COTY 2015 and other 10 Category winners

2) Krause Publications Awards Coin of the Year and other Category winners - 2016

3) Coin of the Year and winners of the 10 sub-categories- 2017

4) Coin of the Year Awards - 2018 (COTY - 2018): i) A 5 Euro Polymer Coin from Germany is the winner of Coin of the Year 2018; ii) Other category winners.

5) Coin of the Year Awards - 2019 (COTY 2019): i) A 50 Euro Silver coin from France is the Winner of Coin of the Year - 2019; ii) Other Category Winners.

6) 37th Annual Coin of the Year 2020 (COTY) Nominees: The Prestigious Kraus Publications Annual Award Competition which selects the winning coins in 10 different categories & from among the winners - the "Coin of the Year"

7) Coin Of The Year (COTY) 2021: i) A Moon Landing Silver themes Coin minted by the US Mint is the COTY-2021 Winner ii) Other Category Winners

8) Coin Constellation - 2021, Russia: Fifteenth (XV) Coin Constellation Awards Competition held from 15.02.2021 to 14.04.2021

9) "The Sounds of the Earth" Voyager Golden Record, (The Cook Islands): A $2 (Two Dollars) Silver Coin repliating the original Golden Record carried by two deep space Probes of the Voyager Programme in 1977 - Winner of the Souvenir Coin Category in the Coin Constellation - 2021 Competition, Russia

Coin "Voyager Golden Record": A brief description:

This Coin is a reproduction of the real gramophone record inserted into the two space probes of the Voyager program, launched in 1977. 

The basic idea was to tell something about the Earth to the aliens who might intercept the probes. A concise portrait of human civilization was loaded onto the gold disc with a collection of natural sounds, such as the sound of wind and thunder or the sounds of whales; a selection of 90 pieces of music from every era and culture, plus a series of warm and friendly greetings in 55 different languages. The record has created history in the world past, present and will do so in the future, as well.

This coin won the first place in the Souvenir Coin Category in the "Souvenir Coin category at the Coin Constellation - 2021 Competition held in Russia.

The Coin:

The Reverse of the $2 (Two Dollars - The Cook Islands) Silver Coin depicts the symbols in light relief, printed with white. The background is partially coloured. The surface of the coin has grooves on record in light relief. 

The Obverse of the $2 ((Two Dollars - The Cook Islands) Silver Coin  depicts the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right and the inscriptions: “ELIZABETH II. 2 DOLLARS. COOK ISLANDS. 2020." 

“THE SOUNDS OF THE EARTH” and “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA”, “PLANET EARTH”, “SIDE 1” are the inscriptions from the original Voyager Golden Record.

The specifications of the Coin are:

Country of issue: (The) Cook Islands; Year: 2020; Denomination/Face Value: $2 (Two Dollars); Metal Composition: .999 Fineness Silver (Ag); Weight: 15.57 grams; Diameter/Size: 50.00 mm; Coin Quality: Proof; Mintage: 500 pieces; Designer: Antonello Galletta; Minted By: B.H. Mayer (Germany); Project idea and Technology by: Power Coin (Italy). Project Managed/Coordinated by: CIT (Coin Invest Trust).