Games through the Ages. Tuvalu 2$ 2022 antique finish 99,9% Silver coin, 2oz
Price:
279,00 €
Face value: 2 $ (Tuvalu)
Weight: 2 oz(ca 62,2 g)
Silver: 99,99%
Diameter: 45,6 mm
Mintage: 2 500
Games were played by ancient civilisations as competitive recreation and represent one of humanity’s oldest forms of social interaction. Evidence for the existence of dice as throwable cubes with numbered sides indicates they were made in Egypt at least as early as 2000 BCE. The first known board game, The Royal Game of Ur, originated around 4,600 years ago in Mesopotamia. By the beginning of the 10th century, playing cards had been invented in China. Many traditional games, which have their roots in days long gone, have stood the test of time. Despite modern electronic alternatives, they offer entertaining group activities strongly associated with joyous times, including Christmas and summer vacations. Enjoyed by children and regarded with fondness by older generations, they continue to inspire happy and memorable family occasions. Firmly ingrained in our cultural practices while helping to develop mental agility and strategic thinking, old-style games are inexpensive, easy to master, and above all, fun.
Weight: 2 oz(ca 62,2 g)
Silver: 99,99%
Diameter: 45,6 mm
Mintage: 2 500
Games were played by ancient civilisations as competitive recreation and represent one of humanity’s oldest forms of social interaction. Evidence for the existence of dice as throwable cubes with numbered sides indicates they were made in Egypt at least as early as 2000 BCE. The first known board game, The Royal Game of Ur, originated around 4,600 years ago in Mesopotamia. By the beginning of the 10th century, playing cards had been invented in China. Many traditional games, which have their roots in days long gone, have stood the test of time. Despite modern electronic alternatives, they offer entertaining group activities strongly associated with joyous times, including Christmas and summer vacations. Enjoyed by children and regarded with fondness by older generations, they continue to inspire happy and memorable family occasions. Firmly ingrained in our cultural practices while helping to develop mental agility and strategic thinking, old-style games are inexpensive, easy to master, and above all, fun.
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Quality Proof
Face Value: 20 Euro
Coin Design: Mag. Helmut Andexlinger
Diameter: 34.00 mm
Silver: 92,5%
Total Weight 22.42 g
Packaging Comes in a case complete with a numbered certificate of authenticity and protective slipcase
One of the world’s leading opera, theatre and classical music festivals, the Salzburg Festival celebrates its centenary in 2020. Featuring opera, theatre and classical concerts, the Salzburg Festival offers a broader spectrum of cultural variety than any other. To celebrate this major cultural event, which is constantly in the process of reinventing itself, we have come up with a particularly innovative coin design.
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Quality Proof
Face Value: 20 Euro
Coin Design: Mag. Helmut Andexlinger
Diameter: 34.00 mm
Silver: 92,5%
Total Weight 22.42 g
Packaging Comes in a case complete with a numbered certificate of authenticity and protective slipcase
One of the world’s leading opera, theatre and classical music festivals, the Salzburg Festival celebrates its centenary in 2020. Featuring opera, theatre and classical concerts, the Salzburg Festival offers a broader spectrum of cultural variety than any other. To celebrate this major cultural event, which is constantly in the process of reinventing itself, we have come up with a particularly innovative coin design.
On 22 August 1920, the director Max Reinhardt staged Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s morality play Jedermann in Salzburg’s Domplatz (Cathedral Square) for the first time and in doing so
founded the Salzburg Festival. Since 1926, the play has been a permanent feature of the festival programme, a tradition interrupted only during the Nazi regime. Those who stage or direct Jedermann in Salzburg’s Domplatz have reached the pinnacle of their career.
In addition to Max Reinhardt and Hugo von Hofmannsthal, the composer Richard Strauss was also involved in the founding of this magnificent celebration of the performing arts, which did not take long to become established and achieve world renown. At Salzburg, the best is often not good enough. This gives the festival cultural relevance, which comes from its strength of tradition but also allows new directions to be explored and puts the avant-garde centre stage. This very special centenary coin is avant-garde itself. With an obverse that has the appearance of a plate with a flat inner part, a coin of this type has never been minted before. We believe it does the Salzburg Festival justice.
89,00 €
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Maximum Mintage: 8 010
Fine Silver 99.9 %
Weight 31.21 g
Diameter: 38.61 mm
Quality: Proof
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Maximum Mintage: 8 010
Fine Silver 99.9 %
Weight 31.21 g
Diameter: 38.61 mm
Quality: Proof
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Silver: 99-9%
Diameter: 50 mm
Quality Antique finish
Issuing Country: Samoa
Year Date 2022
24K Gold Plating
Mintage 1499
Face Value 5 Dollars
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Silver: 99-9%
Diameter: 50 mm
Quality Antique finish
Issuing Country: Samoa
Year Date 2022
24K Gold Plating
Mintage 1499
Face Value 5 Dollars
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The hand-drawn design is executed with enormous precision and tiny cut outs are integrated into the thin layer of pure Silver - one half-sphere is additionally 24K Gold Plated!
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Diameter: 28,5 mm
Silver: 92,5%
Total Weight: 7,78 g
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Silver: 92,5%
Total Weight: 7,78 g
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Silver: 99.9%
Weight: 1 oz
Size: 38,61 mm
Quality: Proof
Mintage: 1 500
Technique: Smartminting®
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