RHINOCEROS Albrecht Durer Renaissance Silver Coin 5$ Cook Islands 2013

RHINOCEROS Albrecht Durer Renaissance Silver Coin 5$ Cook Islands 2013

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Coin with incomparable beauty makes a perfect homage to the central figure in the German Renaissance, Albrecht Dürer, a painter and graphic artist, one of the most outstanding personalities in the history of art. This silver edition with etched copper inlay shows one of his most famous works is the "Rhinoceros" woodcut.
Old master prints unite creativity and craftsmanship in a brilliant manner. The beautiful art of minting coins is in no way inferior to them. This silver edition with etched copper inlay shows this very impressively.
The German artist Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) was a great painter, but also an important engraver. One of his most famous works is the “Rhinoceros“ woodcut. Dürer used an Indian rhinoceros, which the Portuguese King Manuel I. received in 1515 as a gift from India, as his subject. This living Rhino caused a tremendous stir in the Court of Lisbon and far beyond. The exotic animal’s description, along with a rough sketch, reached Nuremberg by mail, and there it inspired Albrecht Dürer for his work – it should be noted that he had never seen such an animal himself.
Dürer’s Rhinoceros woodcut was widely distributed and appeared in several versions. Despite anatomical flaws, it dominated the European image of an Indian Rhinoceros for centuries and has remained popular up until today.

Specification

Country: Cook Islands
Year: 2013
Face Value: 5 Dollars
Metal: Silver
Fineness: 925/1000
Weight 20g
Size (mm): 38,61
Mintage: 2500
Quality: Proof
Certificate COA: Yes