Coins with pieces of meteorite ordered Parliament of the Cook Islands Bashny.Net

These coins with pieces of meteorite Parliament ordered the Cook Islands, located in the South Pacific. There particulate recently fallen celestial body were forged these coins with the image of Elizabeth II. Of the particles caused a stir guest space there forged commemorative coins. They are engaged in manufacturing company «Coin Invest Trast». Press-service of the company clarified that have already been issued silver coins five dollars. Their weight - 20 grams, diameter - 38, 61 mm, circulation - 2, 5 thousand pieces. On one side is embossed portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and along the edge of a semi-circle engraved inscription: «ELIZABETH II», «COOK ISLANDS», «5 DOLLARS».





On the other side shows a fragment of the human eye with the center of the celestial body - according to the designer, that's looking at the fall of the meteorite Chelyabinsk residents. The remaining space coins takes color engraving, symbolizing the glass, broken car hit the ground. At the top of a semicircular written «CHELYABINSK METEORITE 2013". In the bottom - the geographical coordinates of a meteorite. Recall, about 9:20 am local time on the Chelyabinsk Region "from the sky" fell meteorite. His fall caused a wide resonance, even cosmic body interested in NASA, informs coin-invest.li. It is reported that the car was the biggest meteor, starting already from 1908. The kinetic energy was equivalent to 500 kilotons of TNT, which is equivalent to the energy of 33 atomic bombs exploded at Hiroshima.









Source: www.hermes-coins.com