ATHENA OWL Numismatic Icons Gold Coin 5$ Cook Islands 2022
This beautiful Gold coin is part of the "Numismatic Icons" dedicated to the most popular ancient coins. The coin has Silk Finish, features a beautiful Relief and comes in a capsule, along with the Certificate of Authenticity. Limited mintage of 5.000 pieces worldwide!
Data sheet
- Country
- Cook Islands
- Year
- 2022
- Face Value
- 5 Dollars
- Metal
- Gold
- Fineness (purity)
- .999
- Weight (g)
- 0.5
- Diameter (mm)
- 11
- Quality
- Silk Finish
- Mintage (pcs)
- 5.000
- Certificate (COA)
- Yes
- Presentation case (box)
- No
- Weight range
- Less than 1 oz
- Series
- Numismatic Icons
The reverse of the coin features the Tetradrachm, one of the most recognized ancient coin. The owl was associated with Athena very early on in archaic artworks and often depicted perching on her hand. Because of its strong connection with the goddess, the owl evolved into the Athenians' own icon and graced a large variety of coins such as the tetradrachm from as early as the 5th century BC. The obverse of the coin depicts the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the inscriptions: "ELIZABETH II" – the name of the Queen, "COOK ISLANDS" – the issuing country, "2022" – the issue year and "5 DOLLARS" – the face value.