Cook Islands – 2017 – 5 Dollars – Wonderful Mosaics BASILICA SAN VITALE

Description

Third coin in the wonderful mosaics series. Depicting the famous mosaisc at the Basilica San Vitale in Ravenna.

The “Basilica of San Vitale” is a church in Ravenna, Italy, and one of the most important examples of early Christian Byzantine art and architecture in Europe. The Roman Catholic Church has designated the building a “basilica”, the honorific title bestowed on church buildings of exceptional historic and ecclesial importance, although of course it is not of architectural basilica form. It is one of eight Ravenna structures inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Key Selling Points:
Convex minted coin
Religious unique theme
Very limited mintage
Famous mosaic & UNESCO site