CIT Coin Invest AG (Lichtenstein)

5 dollars

31,1 g

38,61 mm

Silver 999°

999 pcs

Proof, Smartminting®, Ultra High Relief

CIT Coin Invest AG (Lichtenstein)

B.H. Mayer (Germany)

One side depicts a royal sarcophagus, to its left a side view of a pharaoh’s death mask, hieroglyphic symbols in the background.

The other side depicts an X-ray scan of the Mummy in white and blue against a black background; in the field the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley (IRB) on the right, around it the legend “ELIZABETH II - 5 DOLLARS - COOK ISLANDS – 2022”; on the uncolored rim “X-RAY”.

The predecessor coin ‘Vitruvian Man‘ has shown how fascinating the idea of mixing an ancient topic with the modern invention of the x-rays can be. With this edition we are going back in time even more. Howard Carter would have been happy if he could have x-rayed the sarcophagus of Tutankhamun. This cool looking coin makes it possible and combines some of the best of minting technology and colorization to create a one-of-a-kind piece. Discover the Mummy in ultra-high relief surrounded by Egyptian hieroglyphs on the reverse and its colorized x-ray image on the obverse..