2021 URANUS from “Solar System” Series; 17.50 g Silver Proof Coin with Ruthenium and Gold Highlights; 500 Francs Cameroon

Description

Metal                     Silver

Purity                    0.999

Weight                  17,5 g (0.544 Troy oz)

Diameter               50mm

Attributes             Proof, Digital Printing, Ruthenium Coating, Selective Gold Gilding

Mintage                555

Presentation Frame Box and CoA included

The latest iteration in the “Solar System” Series is this silver coin dedicated to the seventh planet from the Sun – Uranus. Uranus is the third-largest planet in our solar system after Jupiter and Saturn and four times the size of the Earth. Its orbital period around the sun is 84 years. The blue gas giant first became known after it was discovered by William Herschel on March 13, 1781. It consists mainly of hydrogen, helium and methane and has, according to current knowledge, a total of 27 moons – the four best known of its moons are called Ariel, Umbriel, Titania and Oberon.

Obverse: Gracing the obverse is the Cameroonian coat of arms. The coin’s date, “2021,” is noted just above. Rim inscriptions offer the name of the issuing country, “REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN,” and face value, “500 FRANCS CFA.”

Reverse: A vibrantly colored Uranus is featured at the center of the reverse. Ruthenium plating around it makes the exterior look like outer space. In outer space, gilded gold celestial bodies are found as well as the rim being gilded gold.