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LUNAR METEORITE NWA 5000 Rock Silver Coin 1$ Niue Island 2015 – Mintage 500.
The amazing Lunar Meteorite is predestined to be immortalized on this very interesting coin issued by Niue Island with an authentic fragment of meteorite inlaid. It depicts the meteorite NWA 5000 blasted from the lunar surface by an asteroid impact.
The coin features Ultra High Relief and antique finish quality. Mintage limited to only 500 pcs!
The colorful coin’s reverse features a real and genuine meteorite NWA 5000 generated by an asteroid impact on the moon. On top the inscription “Meteorite Lunar NWA 5000”. Panoramic space view with Earth. The coin’s obverse depicts the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the face value, the issue country and the issue date.
Lunar Meteorite NWA 5000
A lunar meteorite is a meteorite that is known to have originated on the Moon. A meteorite hitting the Moon is normally classified as a transient lunar phenomenon. The NWA 5000 meteorite was Found in July 2007 in southern Morocco and provided to Adam Hupé in October 2007 by a Moroccan dealer. Meteorites from the Moon have been found on the Earth. They are chunks of rock that have been blasted from the lunar surface by asteroid impacts. Even a small telescope will reveal the cratered surface of Earth’s nearest neighbor. We know today that the craters are from asteroid impacts. Since the Moon has no atmosphere every rock that hits the surface hits at full cosmic speed. Sometimes pieces are launched from the ground at speed that allow them to escape the Moon. They wander like or rocks waiting to be captured by Earth’s gravity.
Country: Niue
Year: 2015
Face value: 1 Dollar
Metal: Silver 999/1000
Weight (g): 31.1 (1 oz)
Diameter (mm): 38.61
Quality: Antique Finish
Mintage (pcs): 500
Certificate COA: Yes
Box: Yes
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