2008 International Year of Planet Earth 6-Coin Masterpieces in Silver Proof Coin Set
The Royol Australion Mint's year sets mark significant moments ond events, both Australian and world wide. The Fine Silver Proof 2008 Year Set is porticularly sought after, being struck from 99.9% fine silver and displaying a qualitų finish that makes them attractive collector items, as well as precious mementos of the year.
The Fine Silver Proof 2008 Year Set features the designs of the four circulating coins of the year, produced to exacting standards from specially cut and hand polished dies. Each fine silver blank is hand inserted and the die is cleaned between strikes to ensure every coin has a perfect finish.
In keeping with the Internationol Year of Planet Earth, the 20 cent and $1 coins in this superb set feoture powerful images of the geologicol processes of the Earth and porticularly Australia.
These coins tell the story of the land in times of change.
The 20 cent coin starkly portrays the effects of tsunami, floods, earthquakes and solinity. The $1 coin depicts: changes in the Earth, how mineral deposits form, how the landscape has evolved over millions of years and how sediment layers have developed down through to the ground water hidden below. Superbly sculpted by the Royol Australian Mint's Vladimir Gottwald, this is a set any collector would be proud to own.
Specifications:
- Metal Type: Fine Silver
- Purity: 99.9%
- Total Silver Content: 1.98 oz of fine silver
- Finish: Proof
- Packaging: Natural wood presentation case
- Mintage: 6,000 sets
Denominations and Weights:
- $2 coin (8.55 grams)
- $1 coin (11.66 grams)
- 50¢ coin (18.24 grams)
- 20¢ coin (13.36 grams)
- 10¢ coin (6.57 grams)
- 5¢ coin (3.24 grams)
**Pre-Loved Item, Outer Box may have minor scuffs & marks**