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| Year | 2016 | | Weight (g) | 31.1 (1 oz) | | Diameter (mm) | 38.61 | | Country | Niue | | Face value | 1 Dollar | | Metal | Silver 999/1000 | | Mintage (pcs) | 686 | This beautiful 1 Oz Silver coin, with a real meteorite and yellow Antique Finsh quality, is the second issue of the series "Solar System"
Extremely low mintage of 686 pieces worldwide!
The reverse of the coin depicts the Mercury surface, with very realistic details
On top of the coin the inscription "Solar System Mercury" and on the obverse side the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Mercury's axis has the smallest tilt of any of the Solar System's planets (about 1/30 of a degree)
As seen relative to the fixed stars, it rotates on its axis exactly three times for every two revolutions it makes around the Sun
As seen from the Sun, in a frame of reference that rotates with the orbital motion, it appears to rotate only once every two Mercurian years
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