Kon-Tiki Museum - Easter Island Norwegian Heritage Collectors Coin
Kon-Tiki Museum - Easter Island Norwegian Heritage Collectors Coin
€84,360.00
Location
Norway
Year
Type
Souvenir medals/Tourist souvenir
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
Easter Island (Rapa Nui in local language), is a Polynesian island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. It is one of the world’s most isolated inhabited islands. The large stone statues, or moai, are world-famous. A total of 887 monolithic stone statues have been inventoried on the island and in museum collections. Copy of moai in the museum
Obverse lettering
KON-TIKI Museet
Oslo - Norway
1955/56
EASTER ISLAND (Translation: Kon-Tiki Museum)