GOLDEN ENIGMA African Springbok Black Ruthenium 1 Oz Silver Coin 1000 Gabon 2014

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GOLDEN ENIGMA African Springbok Black Ruthenium 1 Oz Silver Coin 1000 Francs Gabon 2014 GOLDEN ENIGMA Springbok THIRD IN VERY SUCCESSFUL SERIES - GOLD AND RUTHENIUM PLATED Third issue of the Golden Enigma Edition. The coin shines in a combination of black and gold, finished with two precious metals: fully plated by Black Ruthenium and then refined in a complicated process with 999 gold. The challenge was to create a high detailed gold finishing on the black ruthenium. The coin comes in a black box with an individually numbered certificate printed in gold color. The obverse of the coin depicts an african Springbok standing in its natural habitat. The coin is fully plated in black Ruthenium while the details of the coin are selectively plated in pure gold. On the bottom of the coin we find the weight and the silver fineness. The reverse of the coin depicts the beautiful coat of arms of Gabonese Republic. BACKGROUND AND HISTORY Ruthenium and Platinum Group Ruthenium is a chemical element with symbol Ru and atomic number 44. It is a rare transition metal belonging to the platinum group of the periodic table. Like the other metals of the platinum group, ruthenium is inert to most other chemicals. The Baltic German scientist Karl Ernst Claus discovered the element in 1844, and named it after Ruthenia, the Latin word for Rus'. Ruthenium read more

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