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Cook Islands 2014 Leda and the Swan by Rubens $20 Pure Silver Proof Coin 3 Oz

Cook Islands 2014 Leda and the Swan by Rubens $20 Pure Silver Proof Coin 3 Oz
Cook Islands 2014 Leda and the Swan by Rubens $20 Pure Silver Proof Coin 3 Oz

Cook Islands 2014 Leda and the Swan by Rubens $20 Pure Silver Proof Coin 3 Oz
999 Silver Proof Coin with 16 Swarovski crystals inlaid into the frame. This coin has the lowest mintage in this series since 2010! Of this highly popular coin series, issued as a legal tender of Cook Island, is dedicated to Leda and the Swan by Peter Paul Rubens. This massive 55 mm coin is. And embedded with 16 authentic Swarovski crystals surrounding full color reproduction of the painting. The obverse of the coin traditionally bears the portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Along the rim there are inscriptions of the Queens name, the face value of the coin, and its issuing country.

This tiny masterpiece is a must have for any serious collector of coins of art! THE COIN IS IN PERFECT MINT CONDITION AND COMES IN ALL ORIGINAL MINT PACKAGING. (28 June 1577 30 May 1640), was a famous Flemish Baroque painter, and a proponent of an extravagant Baroque style that emphasized movement, color, and sensuality. He is well known for his Counter-Reformation altarpieces, portraits, landscapes, and history paintings of mythological and allegorical subjects.

Rubens completed hundreds of art works in various mediums and produced numerous masterpiece paintings, many of which became famous even at his time and are considered priceless nowadays. But there are many of his works of art that people dont know much about.

One of such works is his painting. E painted in two versions; the first was completed in 1601 and the second in 1602. According to Wikipedia, there are many variations to the myth of Leda and the swan. Leda is sometimes called Nemesis and other times they are two separate people. Leda was married to the king of Sparta, Tyndareus.

She is the mother of several children though she is most known for giving birth to Clytemnestra, Helen, Pollux, and Castor. The most common myth claims that Zeus transformed himself into a swan to couple with Leda. Some versions claim that she loved Zeus and willingly had sexual relations with him, while other versions claim she was seduced. That same night, she coupled with Tyndareus also.

Leda then gave birth to four children at the same time. The two pairs of twins resulted in Helen and Pollux belonging to Zeus, and Clytemnestra and Castor belonging to Tyndareus. Though each pair is attributed to either Zeus or Tyndareus, each man is said to be the father of all four children. Castor and Pollux were called the Dioscuri meaning Zeuss sons, even though Castor was mortal because he was the son of Tyndareus and Pollux was immortal because he was the son of Zeus.

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The item "Cook Islands 2014 Leda and the Swan by Rubens $20 Pure Silver Proof Coin 3 Oz" is in sale since Wednesday, May 03, 2017. This item is in the category "Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ World\Australia & Oceania\South Pacific".

The seller is "nersess" and is located in Illinois. This item can be shipped worldwide.

  • Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
  • Year: 2014
  • Composition: 99.99% Pure Silver
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
  • Country of Issue: Cook Islands


Cook Islands 2014 Leda and the Swan by Rubens $20 Pure Silver Proof Coin 3 Oz