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| Uitgever | Cook Islands |
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| Jaar | 2017 |
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| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
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| Gewicht | 88 g |
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| Schrift voorzijde | Latin |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | The reverse, which forms the primary face of the panda-shaped flan, features a highly sculptural, three-dimensional antique-finished depiction of a seated adult giant panda cradling a young cub in its forelegs. The adult panda's face is rendered with fine naturalistic detail, including the characteristic black eye patches, rounded ears, and broad muzzle, while the cub gazes upward in a tender pose. The deeply modeled relief and antique patination accentuate the texture of the animals' fur and the sculptural contours of the composition. No legends or inscriptions appear on the reverse field. |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Cook Islands has issued bullion and novelty pieces under licensing arrangements for decades, with the Pacific island nation lending its issuing authority to coins designed, marketed, and primarily sold by external distributors — in this case almost certainly through a German or Austrian precious metals trading house, the dominant players in the Cook Islands licensed coin trade during the 2010s. The "Lucky Panda" designation places this squarely in a collector series capitalizing on the long-running popularity of the Chinese Panda bullion program, without being part of it.
At 88 grams, the weight is not accidental. Eight is the luckiest number in Chinese numerology, and the doubling to 88 is a deliberate commercial calculation aimed at the Asian gift and investment market.