Product Description
This amazing design portrait the first coin The Church of Saint George is the first issue in an exciting new series “The 8th Wonder of the World”. The series travels the world to places deemed to be the 8th wonder of the world.
The Church of Saint George is one of the eleven, and most famous, rock-hewn monolithic churches of Lalibela, Ethiopia. It was constructed in the 12-13th century by Lalibela, King of Ethiopia after a vision of Saint George. Lalibela wanted to recreate Jerusalem. All eleven churches are grouped in two clusters also known as earthly Jerusalem and heavenly Jerusalem with a trench in between representing the River Jordan. The Church of Saint George is located separately from the ten other churches in the southwest of the others. It is completely carved downwards into the rocky volcanic earth in the shape of a cross.
- First in new series the 8th Wonder of the World
- 2 ounces of pure silver
- Amazing High Relief
- Smartminting©, Coloured
- Proof quality
- Extremely Limited mintage 555 pcs worldwide.
The reverse of the coin depicts the Church of Saint George from a bird’s eye view with the rocks it’s carved into in the background. At the top is the Lalibela Cross and the name of the coin “CHURCH OF SAINT GEORGE, LALIBELA”. At the right side is a, colored, top view of the church. The reverse also has the inscription “2023” (the year of issue).
The obverse side of the coin is a special coat of arms. Dots are added to realize an earth sphere optical illusion. Two rows of monuments around the world are added as well in a stylized way. The obverse also has the Coat of Arms with Queen Elizabeth II and the inscriptions: “COOK ISLANDS” (the issuing country), “TEN DOLLARS” (the face value), “8TH WONDER OF THE WORLD” (the series name) and “LABOR OMNIA VINCIT” (meaning Work conquers all).
| Country | Cook Island |
| Denomination | 10 Dollars |
| Year | 2023 |
| Quality | Proof |
| Material | Silver 999/1000 |
| Weight (g) | 2 oz (62.2) |
| Diameter | 45 mm |
| Mintage pcs | 555 |
| Certificate (COA) | Yes |
| Presentation case (box) | Yes |
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