Happy Birthday! – 1 Oz, .9999 silver coin, Australia 2020

Country: Cook Islands
Year: 2013
Face value: 5 Dollars
Metal: .925 Silver
Weight: 20 g
Size: 38.61 mm
Quality: Proof
Mintage: 2500

The German artist Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) was a great painter, but also an important engraver. One of his most famous works is the “Rhinoceros“ woodcut. Dürer used an Indian rhinoceros, which the Portuguese King Manuel I. received in 1515 as a gift from India, as his subject. This living Rhino caused a tremendous stir in the Court of Lisbon and far beyond. The exotic animal’s description, along with a rough sketch, reached Nuremberg by mail, and there it inspired Albrecht Dürer for his work – it should be noted that he had never seen such an animal himself.

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.