Cook Islands – 2020 – 2 Dollars – Voyager Golden Record / The Sounds of Earth

Description

This interesting Silver coin is dedicated to “The Voyager Golden Records”, two phonograph records that contain sounds and images selected to portray the diversity of life and culture on Earth for extraterrestrials. The coin has a Proof quality, is fully gilded, has a special shape and comes in a themed case, along with the Certificate of Authenticity. Limited mintage to 500 pcs worldwide.

The reverse of the coin depicts the symbols in light relief, printed with white. The background is partially coloured. The surface of the coin has grooves on record in light relief. The obverse of the coin depicts the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the inscriptions: “ELIZABETH II” – the name of the Queen, “2 DOLLARS” – the face value, “COOK ISLANDS” – the issuing country and “2020” – the year of issue, “THE SOUNDS OF THE EARTH” and “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA”, “PLANET EARTH”, “SIDE 1” – the inscriptions from the original Voyager Golden Record.