A new noncirculating legal tender Proof silver 5,000-franc coin from Cameroon honors the imagery of the Wildman taler with a modern interpretation, in high relief and with a limited mintage.
Vitruvian Man and Modern X-Ray on New Silver Coin Show Two Ways of Looking at Humanity
® (Ultra High Relief), color application. Proof.
Mintage:
Description of the Coin
Vitruvian Man as we know him from a drawing by
Leonardo da Vinci; in the background elements from Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks; above the legend VITRUVIAN MAN.
The other side depicts an X-ray scan of the Vitruvian man in white and blue against a black background; in the field left the portrait of
Queen Elizabeth II, around it the legend ELIZABETH II – 5 DOLLARS – COOK ISLANDS – 2021, on the uncolored rim X-Ray.
Background
In the years between 1485 and 1490, Leonardo da Vinci created an ink drawing that is known today as the Vitruvian Man. The brilliant artist used it to illustrate a hypothesis that had been put forward by the Roman architect
Aladdin and the Magical Lamp Featured on Gold and Silver Coins From CIT
Magical Lamp – 1001 Nights
Palau. 5 Dollars 2021. Silver .999. 1 oz. 33 mm. Special Technology: Ultra-high relief by smartminting combined with partial color application. Black Proof.
Mintage: 1001.
B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt, Munich.
Palau. 1 Dollar n.d. (2021). Gold .9999. 0.5 g. 13.92 mm. Special Technology: Special Shape. Silk finish.
Mintage: 15,000.
Description of the 5 Dollar Coin
One side shows Aladdin’s Wonderful Lamp in the foreground, from the lamp blue smoke rises to the sky; it lies half-buried in the sand of a desert landscape; in the background a caravan and a starry sky with falling comets. At the bottom left 2021.