CHESTNUT LEAF 3D Gold Leaf Collection 1 Oz Silver Coin 10$ Samoa 2015

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Specifications Country: Samoa Year: 2015 Face value: 10 Dollars Metal: Silver, Gold 999/1000 Weight (g): 31.1 (1 oz) Diameter (mm): 40 Quality: Proof Mintage (pcs): 2.500 Certificate COA: Yes Box: YesCHESTNUT LEAF 3D Gold Leaf Collection 1 Oz Silver Coin 10$ Samoa 2015Description & DesignA numismatic masterpiece, made of 1 oz of pure silver 999, this issue of a new series "Gold Leaf Collection" features a real three dimensional chestnut gold leaf. The size of the leaf is approximately 30 x 25 mm and made from hammered gold. The coin is housed in an elegant wooden box. Extremely limited mintage of only 2500 pcs worldwide!The coin's reverse features one gold chestnut leaf in 3D laid on the coin with the serie's name "The Gold Leaf Collection", the issue date and the silver fineness.The coin's obverse depicts the coat of arms of Samoa and the face value.Background & HistoryChestnut LeafThe chestnut group is a genus (Castanea) of eight or nine species of deciduous trees and shrubs in the beech family Fagaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Their mature heights vary from the smallest species of chinkapins, often shrubby, to the giant of past American forests, C. dentata that could reach 60 m. Between these extremes are found the Japanese chestnut (C. crenata) at 10 m average;[Note 1] followed by the Chinese chestnut read more