2009 Cooks' Cottage 1oz Silver Proof Coin
- Proof Quality 99.9% Pure Silver
- Anniversary Reverse Design
- Cook Islands Legal Tender
- Extremely Limited Mintage
- Numbered Certificate of Authenticity
- Timber Presentation Case
AUS $84.09
[US$76.22]
09N67AAA
2009 Cooks' Cottage 1oz Silver Proof Coin
This delightful square-shaped commemorative marks the 75th anniversary of the relocation of Cooks’ Cottage from Yorkshire, England, to Melbourne’s Fitzroy Gardens. Completed in 1755 in the village of Great Ayton, the cottage was built for James and Grace Cook whose famous son, James, charted Australia’s eastern coastline prior to colonisation in 1788. Cook’s first sighting of Australia was Point Hicks in what is now south-eastern Victoria. So when the cottage was advertised for sale in 1933, the purchase was deemed an appropriate way of celebrating Victoria’s centenary. Meticulously dismantled brick by brick and shipped to Australia for reconstruction, the cottage is regarded as Australia’s oldest building.
Proof Quality 99.9% Pure Silver
The coin is struck by The Perth Mint from 1oz of 99.9% pure silver in proof quality.
Anniversary Reverse Design
The coin’s reverse depicts a coloured impression of Cook the explorer in front of the historic family cottage. The reverse also contains the words COOKS’ COTTAGE 75TH ANNIVERSARY 1934 – 2009.
Cook Islands Legal Tender
Issued as legal tender of the Cook Islands, the coin depicts the Raphael Maklouf effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse.
Extremely Limited Mintage
No more than 5,000 of these commemorative coins will be released.
Timber Presentation Case
Each coin is housed in a timber presentation case accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
Technical Specifications
| Silver Content (Troy oz) |
1 |
| Monetary Denomination (CID) |
1 |
| Fineness (% purity) |
99.9 |
| Minimum Gross Weight (g) |
31.135 |
| Maximum Dimensions (mm) |
33.20 x 33.20 |
| Maximum Thickness (mm) |
4.00 |
AUS $84.09
[US$76.22]
09N67AAA
2009 Cooks' Cottage 1oz Silver Proof Coin