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2016 $10 COOK ISLANDS GREAT TEA RACE 2 oz HIGH RELIEF SILVER COIN 999 MINTED

2016 $10 COOK ISLANDS GREAT TEA RACE 2 oz HIGH RELIEF SILVER COIN 999 MINTED
2016 $10 COOK ISLANDS GREAT TEA RACE 2 oz HIGH RELIEF SILVER COIN 999 MINTED
2016 $10 COOK ISLANDS GREAT TEA RACE 2 oz HIGH RELIEF SILVER COIN 999 MINTED
2016 $10 COOK ISLANDS GREAT TEA RACE 2 oz HIGH RELIEF SILVER COIN 999 MINTED
2016 $10 COOK ISLANDS GREAT TEA RACE 2 oz HIGH RELIEF SILVER COIN 999 MINTED
2016 $10 COOK ISLANDS GREAT TEA RACE 2 oz HIGH RELIEF SILVER COIN 999 MINTED

2016 $10 COOK ISLANDS GREAT TEA RACE 2 oz HIGH RELIEF SILVER COIN 999 MINTED
This is the 2 oz version of the coin, which has an extremely low mintage of only 999! "Smartminting" allows unprecedented dimensions of high reliefs.

This new technology has been impressively used to create the coin editions dedicated to the 150th anniversary of The Great Tea Race. In 1866, some of the fastest clippers carrying cargo competed in a legendary sailing race. The aim was to transport the eagerly awaited tea crops from China to Great Britain in the shortest possible time.

After 99 days on their home-bound journey, the two fastest ships - the Taeping and the Ariel - arrived with a mere time difference of 25 minutes. The design of these coin issues is based on the oil painting by famous British maritime artist Jack Spurling.

It shows the close finish between the two ships in the English Channel after a three-month head-to-head race, depicting their full sails with an astonishing high relief. Green Brook Coins is a local coin shop located in Central New Jersey. The item "2016 $10 COOK ISLANDS GREAT TEA RACE 2 oz HIGH RELIEF SILVER COIN 999 MINTED" is in sale since Sunday, July 14, 2019.

This item is in the category "Coins & Paper Money\Bullion\Silver\Coins". The seller is "greenbrookcoins" and is located in Dunellen, New Jersey. This item can be shipped to United States.

  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Cook Islands
  • Precious Metal Content per Unit: 2 oz
  • Year: 2016


2016 $10 COOK ISLANDS GREAT TEA RACE 2 oz HIGH RELIEF SILVER COIN 999 MINTED