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Description
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Limited Mintage: With only 15,000 worldwide, this is a rare golden tribute that’s as exclusive as it is meaningful.
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A Toast to Ancient Traditions: Honors Naxos, the birthplace of Greek winemaking and devotion to Dionysos, god of wine.
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Micro Gold, Mega Story: Struck in 0.5g of .9999 fine gold with a silk finish, this 11 mm coin captures thousands of years of history in the palm of your hand.
Celebrate the birthplace of wine culture with the 2023 Cook Islands "Wine Grapes – Naxos" 0.5g Gold Coin—a radiant tribute to ancient Greek heritage and the rich tradition of viticulture. This beautifully crafted coin honors Naxos, the earliest Greek colony in Sicily, established in the 8th millennium BC. Located along the lush eastern coast, just south of today’s Taormina, Naxos thrived in the shadow of Mount Etna, where volcanic soil nurtured some of the first grapevines cultivated in the region.
While the land was ripe for cultivation, it was the Greek immigrants who brought with them a deep love for winemaking and a spiritual devotion to Dionysos, the god of wine, ecstasy, and festivity. Their legacy lives on not only in the vineyards of Sicily but now also in this symbolic piece of .9999 fine gold—a coin that fuses ancient myth with modern minting mastery.
Struck in silk finish quality and weighing just 0.5 grams, this 11 mm masterpiece proves that even the smallest treasures can hold immense meaning. With a limited mintage of just 15,000 coins worldwide, each piece is a golden sip of history—an ideal collectible for wine lovers, history buffs, and numismatists alike.
