MOON EARTH SATELLITE Meteorites 3 Oz Silver Coin 20$ Cook Islands 2017
This beautiful 3 Oz Silver coin is the second issue in the Meteorites series and features a genuine Moon meteorite insert and a stunning ultra high detailed relief minted in lens form. The coin has an Antique Finish quality and comes packaged in an elegant case, along with the Certificate of Authenticity. Limited mintage to only 333 pcs worldwide! The reverse of the coin depicts an incredible view of the face of the moon and its stunning impact craters with a beautiful meteorite on the left side. On the top, the inscription: MOON, THE EARTH SATELLITE the name of the coin. The coin's design continues on the obverse that features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the left.
All around the coin, the inscriptions: ELIZABETH II the name of the Queen, 20 DOLLARS the face value, COOK ISLANDS the issue country and 2017 the year of issue. Lunar Meteorite A lunar meteorite is a meteorite that is known to have originated on the Moon. A meteorite hitting the Moon is normally classified as a transient lunar phenomenon. In January 1982, John Schutt, leading an expedition in Antarctica for the ANSMET program, found a meteorite that he recognized to be unusual.
Shortly thereafter, the meteorite now called Allan Hills 81005 was sent to Washington, DC, where Smithsonian Institution geochemist Brian Mason recognized that the sample was unlike any other known meteorite and resembled some rocks brought back from the Moon by the Apollo program. Several years later, Japanese scientists recognized that they had also collected a lunar meteorite, Yamato 791197, during the 1979 field season in Antarctica. About 134 lunar meteorites have been discovered so far (as of October, 2010), perhaps representing more than 50 separate meteorite falls i. Many of the stones are paired fragments of the same meteoroid.
The total mass is more than 46 kilograms (101 lb). All lunar meteorites have been found in deserts; most have been found in Antarctica, northern Africa, and the Sultanate of Oman. None have yet been found in North America, South America, or Europe. Lunar origin is established by comparing the mineralogy, the chemical composition, and the isotopic composition between meteorites and samples from the Moon collected by Apollo missions.
The item "MOON EARTH SATELLITE Meteorites 3 Oz Silver Coin 20$ Cook Islands 2017" is in sale since Wednesday, April 19, 2017. This item is in the category "Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ World\Australia & Oceania\Other Oceania Coins". The seller is "powercoin_italy" and is located in Roma. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
- Year: 2017
- Composition: Silver
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Cook Islands