NANO LIFE Evolution Silver Proof Coin 10$ Cook Islands 2015

This unique and extremely rare coin features an insert of a nano-chip of the latest generation which provides an insight into the evolution of life on our planet. Under the microscope one finds informative details and illustrations of Evolution across the last 542 million years. Beginning in Ancient Times (Paleozoic), on to the Middle Ages (Mesozoic), and right up to Contemporary Time (Cenozoic), illustrations simple arthropods through to Homo erectus are shown as steps of evolution. Who knows whether the human race will also simply be referred to as an intermediate stage of Evolution in an indefinite period of time? The coin's reverse recalls the concept of evolution. The coin's obverse depicts the Raphael Maklouf effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the monetary denomination.