Swiss issues ‘Year of Planet’ gold commemorative coin - CoinNews
Jun 27
Federal Mint Swissmint has launched a new Swiss commemorative gold coin entitled “International Year of Planet Earth 2008.” The 11.29 gram coin is sold in proof quality only, limited in issuance to 6,000 and is priced at CHF 440.00 (~$423.00 US)
The 60th United Nations General Assembly in New York proclaimed this year to be the United Nations International Year of Planet Earth, with a goal “to show, in a unique and inspiring manner, how earth sciences can help future generations measure up to the challenge of creating a safer and more prosperous world.”
Entire article: Swiss issues ‘Year of Planet’ gold commemorative coin - CoinNews
Filed in: CoinNews, Commemorative Coins, Federal Mint Swissmint, World Coins
Article Tags: CoinNews, Commemorative Coins, Federal Mint Swissmint, Swiss.
RSS feed for comments on this post · TrackBack URI
Leave a reply