ICARUS How Man Conquered Skies Silver Coin 1$ Niue 2010
For years the man has dreamt of conquering the skies and admiring the world from up above. The Mint of Poland, decided to realese a new coin series to commemorate the numerous attempts over the years to soar through the air. The first coin of the series depicts Icarus, the mythological forerunner of aviation whose will to discover the unknown ended up in a fall.
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Data sheet
- Country
- Niue
- Year
- 2010
- Face Value
- 1 Dollar
- Metal
- Silver
- Fineness (purity)
- .925
- Weight (g)
- 28.28
- Size (mm)
- 28 x 40
- Quality
- Proof
- Mintage (pcs)
- 6.000
- Certificate (COA)
- Yes
- Presentation case (box)
- No
- Weight range
- Less than 1 oz
- Series
- How Man Conquered Skies
The coin obverse features images of flying objects: a technical drawing of an Antonov plane wing, to the right an engine with a star pattern of pistons, to the left a profile of an aerobatics plane, and above it a bird's wing. To the left side of the coin, along its rim an inscription: Niue Island and the face value: 1 Dollar, issue date: 2010. In the top part of the coin: a likeness of the queen with the inscription: Elizabeth II, the mark of the Mint of Poland (MW), and along the rim the title of the series: "How Man Conquered the Skies".
The reverse features an image of Icarus in its classical form, with raised wings of a bird, losing feathers, underneath a landscape. To the left of the coin a symbolic sun, surrounded by a traditional Greek ornament. Below an inscription: ICARUS.
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