2024 Cook Islands $5 .5gm Gold Numismatic Icons: Gryphon Coin

The Gryphon: Protector Of Precious Treasures

The ancient city of Abdera was a major Greek municipality on the Thracian coast until it was destroyed in 376 B.C. following an invasion by the Triballi, who killed all the citizens who took part in the battle. Until then, Abdera had flourished and prospered thanks to brisk trade with other members of the Delian League, a confederacy of ancient Greek states under the leadership of Athens. Facilitating this trade were coins struck in Abdera that featured a Gryphon, a creature from Greek mythology that was a cross between a lion and an eagle. The noble Gryphon symbolizes both strength and wisdom and is revered as a guardian of wealth. Here, that famous Gryphon coin has been reproduced as the fifth release in the popular Numismatic Icons Series.

Struck Using Big Gold Minting Technology

The design shows a faithful reproduction of the famous Gryphon. To the left is a smaller cicada, a popular additional motif on ancient coins, along with the letters “CI” that stand for the Cook Islands. The letters were added to follow the tradition of ancient Greek coinage to indicate the place of the coin’s origin. Struck in a half gram of 99.99% pure gold using Coin Invest Trust’s (CIT) Big Gold Minting© (BGM) technology that allows tiny amounts of gold to be struck into relatively large sizes, the coin is an example of the best modern technology has to offer. Despite the challenges that would typically accompany the use of the thin planchets used to produce this type of coin, this BGM minted treasure displays excellent quality, with clean shapes, and sharp designs.

Hurry: Small Edition Could Disappear Quickly

Released on behalf of the Cook Islands, a self-governing island nation in free association with New Zealand, this legal-tender $5 coin will come with what CIT calls a Silk Finish. Visually similar to a burnished finish, a silk finish provides a soft, satin effect on the coin’s surface and helps diffuse light shining on it rather than just simply reflecting it. Just 5,000 of these 2024 Cook Islands $5 Five-Gram Gold Numismatic Icons: Gryphon Coins have been struck for worldwide release and each will be beautifully displayed in its original mint capsule with a specialized insert that holds it securely in place. This extremely small mintage could be gone before you know it. So don’t get left out; secure your coin today!

COIN HIGHLIGHTS:

• FIFTH RELEASE IN NUMISMATIC ICONS SERIES – This coin is the fifth release in Numismatic Icons Series and pays tribute to the famous Gryphon coins struck by the Thracian city of Abdera more than 2,500 years ago. The Gryphon is shown on the reverse while the effigy of King Charles III is featured on the obverse.
• BIG GOLD MINTING© (BGM) TECHNOLOGY – These coins were struck by Germany’s Mayer Mint using Coin Invest Trust’s (CIT) Big Gold Minting© technology that allows tiny amounts of gold to be struck into relatively large sizes.
• STRUCK IN HIGHLY PURE GOLD – Each Numismatic Icons: Gryphon Coin was struck in half gram of highly pure 99.99% gold and measures 12 mm in diameter.
• LEGAL TENDER – These 2024-dated Half-Gram Gold Numismatic Icons: Gryphon Coins are $5 legal tender in the Cook Islands, a self-governing island nation in free association with New Zealand.
• GORGEOUS SILK FINISH – Your 2024 Cook Islands $5 Half-Gram Gold Numismatic Icons: Gryphon Coin will come with a gorgeous Silk Finish that’s visually similar to a burnished finish.
• LOW LIMITED EDITION – The maximum worldwide edition limit for these 2024 Cook Islands $5 half-Gram Gold Numismatic Icons: Gryphon Coins has been set at just 5,000.

Act now to secure the 2024 Cook Islands $5  half-Gram Gold Numismatic Icons: Gryphon Coin. Just 5,000 of these highly pure 99.99% gold coins were struck for worldwide release, so act fast! Avoid disappointment and click one to your cart right now!