RHINOCEROS Albrecht Durer Renaissance Silver Coin 5$ Cook Islands 2013
Coin with incomparable beauty makes a perfect homage to the central figure in the German Renaissance, Albrecht Dürer, a painter and graphic artist, one of the most outstanding personalities in the history of art. This silver edition with etched copper inlay shows one of his most famous works is the "Rhinoceros" woodcut.
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€59.95
Data sheet
- Country
- Cook Islands
- Year
- 2013
- Face Value
- 5 Dollars
- Metal
- Silver
- Fineness (purity)
- .925
- Weight (g)
- 20
- Diameter (mm)
- 38.61
- Quality
- Proof
- Mintage (pcs)
- 2.500
- Certificate (COA)
- Yes
- Presentation case (box)
- No
- Weight range
- Less than 1 oz
The coin reverse depicts a famous Albrecht Durer work as etched copper: the Rhinoceros. Dürer used an Indian rhinoceros, as his subject. Dürer's Rhinoceros woodcut was widely distributed and appeared in several versions. Despite anatomical flaws, it dominated the European image of an Indian Rhinoceros for centuries and has remained popular up until today. The coin's obverse depicts the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the monetary denomination.
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