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Malachit Room Masterpieces in Stone 3 oz Antique finish Silver Coin 10$ Fiji 2013
Malachit Room Masterpieces in Stone 3 oz Antique finish Silver Coin 10$ Fiji 2013
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First coin of the new series 'Masterpieces in Stone', struck of 3 oz .999 fine silver with antique finish and a genuine malachite insert, it is dedicated to the 250th Anniversary of the Hermitage Museum, one of the oldest museums in the world located in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Mintage extremely limited to 999 pieces!
The coin obverse features giant atlantes holding up the portico of one of the buildings in the Winter Palace complex. A large insert on the obverse is made of genuine green malachite. The face value of the coin, its issuing country and year as well as the Coat of arms of Fiji are also struck on the obverse. The eye-catching high relief reverse finely depicts the Malachite Room located in the Winter Palace, a part of the Hermitage. Designed by the architect Alexander Briullov in the late 1830s, it's a true gem of interior decoration. The unique embellishment of the room includes columns, pilasters, fire-place trimmings and decorative vases made of malachite in the Russian mosaic technique. The reverse also contains the same malachite insert as that on the obverse as a tribute to the beautiful gemstone used to decorate the room.
