Silver coin Prehistoric world - Plesiosaurus proof

Silver coin Prehistoric world - Plesiosaurus proof

Stock state
In stock
Date of issue
August 2024
Mintage
1000 pcs
Price
83.00 EUR
including VAT

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Prehistoric world

The eleventh Mesozoic lizard to appear on the Czech Mint's silver coin from the Prehistoric World series is the plesiosaur.

Plesiosaurs were marine reptiles that evolved in parallel with the dinosaurs. They had broad, stocky bodies, short tails, long necks and two pairs of fins. The vertical movement of the limbs, which is not found in any modern aquatic animal and which resembled rowing underwater, allowed plesiosaurs not only to swim fast but also to stand still. They could grow up to 20 metres. Most of that length, however, was made up of a neck topped by a small flat head full of sharp teeth designed primarily to catch fish and cephalopods. Plesiosaurs were predators, but they still had many enemies - marine crocodiles, sharks and ichthyosaurs.

The reverse side of the coin was dedicated by the medal maker Petr Patka, DiS., to the depiction of a plesiosaur in vivid colours, which was achieved by using colouring technology. No photographs or computer graphics were used as a template - the author of the coin created an original painting. The embossed relief presents a Mesozoic sea. The composition of the reverse side is supplemented with the inscription PLESIOSAURUS. The obverse side of the coin, which is common to the entire cycle, bears a fossilised skeleton of a tyrannosaurus together with the English inscription PREHISTORIC WORLD. As the licence to issue the commemorative coins of the Czech Mint is granted by the Pacific island of Niue, the obverse side bears its necessary attributes - the national emblem, the nominal value of 1 DOLLAR (NZD) and the year of issue 2024.

You can save a coin dedicated to a marine reptile in a collector's album full of interesting facts about the life of giant lizards.

Specifications

Collectors set
Code
76154-718
Issuer
Niue
Nominal value
1 NZD
Author of the obverse
Petr Patka, DiS.
Author of the reverse
Petr Patka, DiS.
Numbered issue
No
Certificate
Yes
Material
Silver
Colored
Yes
Fineness
999
Weight
31.1 g
Diameter
37 mm
Packaging
Black leather case
Capsule
Yes
Czech Mint
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