3443) A 5 Euro Silver Collector Coin from Latvia: This Silver Collector Coin tells us of the importance of the science of energy: Coin minted by: The Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt (the Royal Dutch Mint - RDM): Year/Date of Coin issue:26.09.2024:
Latvijas Banka on Sept. 26 has issued a Proof .999 fine silver €5 with gold plating, dedicated to the role of science in our lives and the scientists’ persistence in seeking answers to questions about the future of humanity.
By symbolically representing the process of nuclear fusion, the ‘Energy Coin’ tells us about the biggest challenge of the modern world — the search for an inexhaustible source of energy to protect natural resources and achieve a balance between the whims of our age and the interests of future generations.
The Coin:
The Reverse & Obverse of the 5 Euro Silver Coin
German Ermics has designed the coin, which was struck at the Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt (the Royal Dutch Mint).
The Obverse of the 5 Euro Silver Coin depicts the main nuclear energy production reaction.
Nuclear components are depicted as silver hollows for neutrons and gold-plated beads for protons. The nuclei of two hydrogen isotopes — deuterium and tritium — fuse to form a helium nucleus and a free neutron. The opening in the centre of the coin represents the site of the reaction.
The inscription “5 EURO” is placed at the right.
The Reverse of the 5 Euro Silver Coin depicts two groups of circular shapes in differing degrees of frosting or gilding merging at the central opening.
They represent the physical fields necessary to sustain nuclear fusion both in nuclear fusion reactors on Earth and in stars in space. The inscription “LATVIJA” is placed in a semicircle at the upper left periphery and 2024 is at the bottom on the right.
The edge features n; 2H; 3H; 4He – the symbols for the free neutron and hydrogen isotopes.
The coin weighs 18 grams and measures 39 millimeters in diameter. It has a mintage limit of 3,000 pieces.
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