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Swiss Confederation issues ‘Year of Planet’ Gold Commemorative
The Swiss Confederation is launching a new gold commemorative coin as part of the UN Year of Planet Earth celebration. The gold coin has a face value of 50 Swiss francs, and the mintage is limted to 6000.
International Year of Planet Earth
The United Nations have declared the year 2008 as the “International Year of Planet Earth”. World-wide activities on the subject of earth sciences will be co-ordinated by UNESCO, the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) and other UN or-ganisations.
What do earth sciences mean to our society? How does the exploration of the earth contribute towards a safer and wealthier world? Geophysicists and scientists will be looking into the answers to these questions during the years 2007 – 2009. In Switzer-land, the Science et Cité Foundation and the Swiss Academy for Natural Sciences are organising BaseCamp09, a road show that will visit six Swiss cities and is in-tended for the general public. The BaseCamp consists of a basic exhibition on envi-ronmental changes and explains the work of the research community. BaseCamp09 visitors will experience the gradual climate change with their own eyes and ears.
The designer of the “International Year of Planet Earth” gold coin is artist Claude Sandoz from Lucerne, who has a wealth of experience in designing coin motifs from past projects for Swissmint. For the Planet Earth, he places mankind in the centre of three globes. The Earth lays at man’s feet and one stands on his head. Man also car-ries it gently in his hands. The gold coin with a face value of 50 Swiss francs is avail-able in “proof coin” minting quality
The proceeds form the sale will go to promote cultural projects throughout Switzer-land, and can be purchased directly from the Swiss Mint
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Swissmint’s most important responsibility is to strike Swiss coins for circulation. For the numismatic market, Swissmint also regularly issues coins of special quality, both for circulation and as special qualities. The SwissMint is an independent unit of the Federal Finance Administration and employs actually a workforce of 18 men and women. Its origins go back to 1848, when with the founding of the federal state, the prerogative of coinage passed from the Cantons to the Confederation. The introduction of the Swiss franc, today regarded as one of the world’s hardest currencies, also took place at that time.
Koichi Ito | Jun 13, 2008 | Reply
This coin will be the Coin of the Year (2008) for Swiss Confederation issue of 50 Franc Gold Coin! It will be the best coin ever issued by Swiss Mint this year and should the best in 2008!