Forces of Nature 2023 $5 Meteorite Ultra High Relief 2oz Silver Proof Coin
Coming in hot! Introducing the latest legal tender coin in our explosive Forces of Nature series that has taken the collecting world by storm! Celebrate the cosmic power and blinding beauty of the meteor, or ‘shooting star’, with the 2023 $5 Meteorite Ultra-high Relief 2oz Silver coin. This stunning silver Proof is as eye-catching as it is rare, and it’s on a collision course with your collection… A fireball of features will leave collectors burning with excitement! Designed to blow you away, the impressive Ultra-High Relief strike depicts a meteoroid entering Earth’s atmosphere in a dazzling explosion of colour and speed. Precise Digital Colour application leaves the reverse awash in the vivid hues of nature’s most brilliant fireworks display - contrasting magnificently against the sparkling flashes of silver emanating from the meteor’s rocky surface. This MEGA masterpiece has been struck from 2oz of 99.9% PURE SILVER and measures a substantial 55mm in diameter.
A meteorite is essentially a space rock that has reached Earth’s surface. While still roaming space as the dusty debris of a comet, or as a lump of iron orbiting the sun, it is referred to as a meteoroid. It becomes a meteor when it begins its final journey through Earth’s atmosphere - every one of its atoms alive in a magnificent glow as it passes through the planet’s atmosphere with a fiery explosion and spectacular trail of light – also known as a ‘shooting star’. Spectacular and gone in an instant!
Luckily, most meteors are vaporised in the atmosphere, but if it is large enough, it can smash into the Earth’s surface, creating an impact crater with fragments of metallic rock scattering the impact zone – rare treasures from a mysterious and infinite universe. The sky’s the limit for a lucky few who will get their hands on this must-have coin. A strictly limited edition of just 750 coins worldwide has been set, each one underpinned by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.