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Chinese ingenuity
Ancient China advanced humanity with innumerable inventions , from paper making to rockets . Meticulously crafted from 5oz of 99.99 % pure silver with specialised antiqued and colour treatments , this magnificent coin salutes five famous advances driven by original Chinese thinking .
Laid out like an ancient ‘ ban liang ’ coin , the design features four coloured illustrative scenes accompanied by the inscriptions ‘ SHIPBUILDING ’, ‘ KITE FLYING ’,
ANCIENT CHINESE INVENTIONS
2024 5oz Silver Antiqued Coloured Coin
$ 5 Tuvalu legal tender 99.99 % pure silver 55.90 mm ø 388 mintage
24U37AAA
AUD
725 . 00
‘ SEISMOGRAPH ’, and ‘ GUNPOWDER ’. Additionally , the coin includes a central , three-dimensional representation of a spoon-shaped lodestone on an engraved plate with the inscription ‘ COMPASS ’.
All closely associated with ancient Chinese ingenuity , the innovative problem solving behind each of these milestone inventions changed the world in many ways .