Pieta - Michelangelo 3oz Silver Coin + 1/4 oz Gold Bar $20 Cook Island 2014
 
*Please take note this coin was bought from a private collection. The box is slightly damaged.
 
Silver, translucent reflection gold removable bar, micro grade minting, 26 original Swarovski crystals, a booklet, a polyresin pieta sculpture, all inside a luxury case, make this coin a very exclusive numismatic jewel. This coin depicts the "The Pietà" housed in Saint Peter Balisica, sculpture by Michelangelo Buonarroti when he was in his early 20s! The reverse depicts Queen Elizabeth II profile.
 
A numismatic masterpiece, made of 3 oz of pure silver 999 and 1/4 oz of pure gold with 26 authentic swarovski crystals inlaid in this 55 mm coin, issued by Cook Islands. The Pietà was a popular subject among northern european artists. It means Pity or Compassion, and represents Mary sorrowfully contemplating the dead body of her son which she holds on her lap.