Kon-Tiki Museum - Across the pacific Norwegian Heritage Collectors Coin
Kon-Tiki Museum - Across the pacific Norwegian Heritage Collectors Coin
€84,358.00
Location
Norway
Year
Type
Souvenir medallion
Composition
(Alpaca 12 (64%Cu - 12%Ni - 24%Zn))
Weight
12.84 g
Diameter
31.00 mm
Thickness
2.25 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Reeded
Period
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Kon-Tiki was the name given to a raft by Norwegian explorer and writer Thor Heyerdahl in his 1947 expedition. It was named after the Inca sun god, Viracocha, for whom ‘Kon-Tiki’ was said to be an old name.
Obverse lettering
KON-TIKI Museet
Oslo - Norway
KON-TIKI
across the pacific 1947 (Translation: Kon-Tiki Museum)