Australian Lunar Series III 2024 Year of the Dragon Silver Proof Coin

Country: Cook Islands
Year: 2015
Face Value: 5 Dollars
Metal: Silver
Fineness (purity): 925/1000
Weight: 25g
Diameter: 38.61 mm
Quality: Proof
Mintage: 2.000 psc

Second coin in series, the Shades of Nature Butterfly: the laser technology creates intricate details and matt finish on coin surface. The coin is a superb example of micro minting. The butterfly, with all its details, seems to be real!

The coin reverse depicts a dual-color image of a high detailed butterfly. The silver coin is created in laser micro minting technology. Laser technology has become an indispensable tool in numerous branches of industry and is ideally suited to create intricate detail and matt finish on metal surfaces. We strikingly demonstrate the possibilities of laser surface refinement on our newest release – the Shades of Nature Butterfly. The coin obverse depicts the effigy of Her Majesty Elizabeth II.

The Butterfly
The Blue Nawab or Polyura schreiber is a butterfly which is mainly found in Singapore but also in other tropical areas in Asia. The colourful insect stands out with its eye catching pattern and a wingspan of up to 115 mm.
The green caterpillars are particularly remarkable. They weave a silk resting place on a few leaves of the plant they inhabit. This is where they rest during the day, in order to recover from their nightly feasting tours.

Sagittarius
(November 22 – December 21)

Specifications
Metal – .925 Silver
Denomination (MKD) – 10 Denars
Weight (g) – 21.00
Size (mm) – 35.00 x 45.00
Year of Issue – 2014
Country – Macedonia
Mintage – up to 7000
Quality – Proof
Exterior- Decoration Oval, Gilded, Dome Cobalt Glass Insert (18,4 x 6,1 mm)
Package type includes – box , special capsule and a Certificate of Authenticity

A coin series from Macedonia is dedicated to 12 signs of the astrological Zodiac.

Reverse
On the left hand side there is an image of a young girl shooting with a bow and arrow. On the right hand side there is a constellation corresponding to the Zodiac sign painted on a cobalt glass insert and surrounded by an ornament. At the bottom there is a coin name in Latin – “SAGITTARIUS”, together with the corresponding Zodiac symbol.