For years the man has dreamt of conquering the skies and admiring the world from up above. In an effort to bring this yearning for great and elevated deeds closer, here’s a new series of silver collector coins, entitled “How Man Conquered the Skies” to commemorate the numerous attempts over the years to soar through the air. The first coin of the series depicts Icarus, the mythological forerunner of aviation whose will to discover the unknown ended up in a fall.
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Obverse:
The central part of the coin features images of flying objects: a technical drawing of an Antonov plane wing, to the right an engine with a star pattern of pistons, to the left a profile of an aerobatics plane, and above it a bird’s wing. To the left side of the coin, along its rim an inscription: Niue Island and the face value: 1 Dollar, issue date: 2010. In the top part of the coin a likeness of the queen with the inscription: Elizabeth II, and along the rim the title of the series: “How Man Conquered the Skies”.
Reverse:
The central part of the coin: image of Icarus in its classical form, with raised wings of a bird, losing feathers, underneath a landscape. To the left of the coin: symbolic sun, surrounded by a traditional Greek ornament. Below an inscription: ICARUS.
Coin designer: Witold Nazarkiewicz
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Metal | Silver |
Fineness (% purity) | 92.5 |
Content (Troy OZ) | 0.9 |
Denomination (NZD) | 1 |
Weight (g) | 28.28 |
Size (mm) | 40.0 x 28.0 |
Year of Issue | 2010 |
Country | Niue Island |
Quality | Proof |
Mintage | 6,000 |
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