Product Overview
This unusual large-format coin provides a unique and fascinating perspective of our solar system. Combining both high-relief coining and colour elements, the sun and planets are presented together in an elliptical shape representing the orbit of the planets around the sun, with a shimmering background filled with stars. This is a substantial piece, with a weight of one kilogram of fine silver and a width of more than seven inches. The mintage is limited to just 199 pieces, which substantially adds to its collectability.

The design features a view of the Sun together with the eight planets, which are artfully arranged in order of distance from the sun (nearest to farthest): Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. The earth's moon is also presented orbiting around our home planet. The coin has a $25 legal tender status in Solomon Islands, and includes the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

• Mintage: 199
• Dimensions: 100 mm x 180 mm x 7 mm
• Weight: 1 kg pure silver
• GST/HST exempt

Did you know?
• A planet's colours are determined by its composition, and by the way light interacts with its atmosphere or surface
• Mercury's rocky, dust-covered surface is to blame for its stark grey colour
• Venus looks yellow-orange due to its carbon dioxide atmosphere and sulphuric acid clouds
• Earth gets its colours from the oceans, clouds and land
• Iron oxide in the soil is the reason Mars is known as the "red planet"
• Jupiter's stormy atmosphere is responsible for its gaseous swirls, colourful bands and famous Great Red Spot. The spot is the largest storm in our solar system—it's bigger than Earth and has been raging for at least three centuries!
• Easily recognized by its seven rings, Saturn's upper atmosphere contains chemical compounds that tint its fast-moving cloud bands
• Ice giants Uranus and Neptune appear blue due to the presence of methane gas in the atmosphere. Like Saturn, these two are also ringed planets, but their rings are fainter

Includes:
• 2022 $25 Planets of the Solar System Kilo Coin

Warranty Information:
This product comes with a 30-day warranty through TSC.
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