PANGEA BLUE MARBLE Review: 3 Oz Silver Coin 5$ Barbados 2022

Hello Friends, Ilaria here, welcome to a special edition coin review!

I tried hard, but I could not wait until Friday to show you the new incredible issue in the famous Blue Marble series: Pangea.

AN EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL SERIES: BLUE MARBLE

Blue Marble is a famous coin series representing the Earth in different versions. The series has been very successful: all the Blue Marbles are now selling for more than 1.000 €!

The new issue in this series is slightly different from the previous ones because it does not represent the Earth as we know it today, it represents the Earth before the Earth: Pangea. 

PANGEA: EARTH BEFORE EARTH

Millions of years ago our planet was not exactly as we know it today. I am not referring just to the absence of cities, cars, industries! The Earth had a completely different look: all the landmasses were incorporated in one supercontinent, called Pangea, surrounded by a global ocean called Panthalassa. The supercontinent began to break apart about 200 million years ago, forming the modern continents and oceans. 

PANGEA BLUE MARBLE: THE COIN

This incredible coin weights 3 Oz and has a diameter of approximately 50 mm. It is a spherical coin and is a reproduction of Pangea.

The supercontinent is represented in High Relief on the reverse of this three dimensional coin and is rose Gold plated. I really like this choice of plating because the rose gold color gives the image of something unspoiled, just like the Earth must have been millions of years ago. The rose gold color also creates a beautiful contrast with the translucent blue enamel coating used to represent the ocean, called Panthalassa.

The obverse of the coin features the Coat of Arms of Barbados and the inscriptions: “BARBADOS” – the country of issue, “5 DOLLARS” – the face value, “2022” – the year of issue and “3 oz Ag 999” – the weight of the coin and the fineness of the Silver.