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Cook Islands 2009 $1 Cooks Cottage 1oz Silver Proof
 Distinctive, eye-catching and exclusive, this official legal tender 1oz Silver Proof commemorates the anniversary of one of Australia’s most iconic architectural structures – Cooks’ Cottage.
Known as ‘the oldest building in Australia’, the family home of Captain James Cook was taken – brick by brick – from its original location in England and rebuilt in Melbourne’s Fitzroy Gardens in the early 1930s. A visionary tribute to the ‘Discoverer of the east coast’, the cottage was officially unveiled in 1934 as the focus of the centenary celebrations of European settlement in Victoria.
Celebrating the 75th anniversary of one of Australia’s most internationally renowned, most visited tourist attractions, this unique, one-year-only legal tender $1 coin captures Australia’s rich history within the powerful parameters of modern minting. Shaped like one of the hundreds of bricks transported from Great Ayton in Yorkshire, this flawless precious metal coin is graced with an innovative, intricately detailed design of the Cooks’ home – superbly struck in high-relief Silver Proof. An exquisite illustration of The Perth Mint’s mastery of full-colour minting techniques, the 32.7mm x 32.7mm fl an is also distinguished by a vivid portrait of the
legendary explorer.
A fine complement to any full-colour coin collection, the limited edition 2009 $1 Cooks’ Cottage 1oz Silver Proof forms an outstanding tribute to one of the most important figures in Australian history.
- Taken from a tiny worldwide mintage of just 5,000 coins
- Crafted to the pinnacle of Proof quality from 1oz of .999 fine silver
- Struck by The Perth Mint as official Cook Islands legal tender of $1
- Housed within a plush presentation case, within a stylish outer box
- Accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity
- FREE ENTRY to Cooks’ Cottage when you present your 2009 Cooks Cottage Silver Proof Coin (limit of one entry per coin - offer valid until 31/12/2009)
For more information on Cooks Cottage, please visit: http://www.cookscottage.com.au
Price: US$74.00
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