2020 1 Oz Vinales Meteorite Impacts Silver Coin – Cook Islands

Description

On 1st February 2019, hundreds of Meteorites exploded over Western Cuba near Vinales on a sunny day. The pieces of these meteorites can be seen from the Florida Keys. Almost 100 kg of extraterrestrial material was collected.  So, this 2020 1 Oz Vinales Meteorite Coin design is based on this story.

The 2020 1 oz Vinales Silver coin is from the Meteorite Impact series featuring Vinales Meteorite. The coin struck from .999 silver with a weight of 31.1 troy ounces. Its face value is 5 dollars, and mintage is 2500.

The obverse side of the coin features a story. A story about how the 2.5mm meteorite is embedded and hits the ground. Along with this, “Vinales Meteorite,” the name of the coin /22˚ 37′ 17″ N / 83˚ 44′ 57″ W is also engraved. The reverse side depicts the statue of her majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the inscription of her name “ELIZABETH II,” the issuing country “Cook Islands,” the face value “5 DOLLAR” and the year of issue “2020”. 

Coin Highlights:

1. The mintage of the coin is 2500. 
2. The coin contains .999 silver with a weight of 1 troy ounce.
3. The Cook Islands issued the coin.
4. The coin comes in a protective case with a Certificate of Authenticity.  
5. It has 5 dollars face value.
6. The obverse side features a story of how the 2.5mm meteorite is embedded and hits the ground.
7. The reverse side depicts the statue of her majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Coin Specifications:

1. Year of issue: 2020
2. Mintage: 2500
3. Country: Cook Islands
4. Series: Meteorite Impact series
5. Purity: .999
6. Composition: Silver Coins
7. Coin weight: 1 troy ounce
8. Diameter: 33mm
9. Certificate COA: Yes
10. Condition: Uncirculated

More About the 2020 1 Oz Vinales Meteorite Impact Coin: 

The issue of the coin is dedicated to the meteorite fall at Vinales, the world’s most recent event. It happens on 1st February 2019. The news shattered worldwide, and reporters reported that 27,000 inhabitants of the visitor saw a mile-long trail of smoke just before the meteorite startled them. After the tragedy, they set a meteor hunt, which the government ends by spreading the news that meteor hunting is dangerous to gather the rocks that had fallen from the sky for the reason that they are radioactive. 

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