NEW COINS FROM EASTER ISLAND
(Isla de Pascua)

2008 EASTER ISLAND COINS

Two new Easter Island coins were released for 2008.   The 27mm .999 fine silver 2000 Peso commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Chilean sailing ship the Esmaralda.  The ship, pictured on the reverse of the coin, is used as a training vessel by the Chilean Navy.  The 27mm nickel-plated zinc 1000 Peso pictures a carved wooden tablet featuring the still undeciphered Rongorongo Easter Island script.  The obverse of each coin features a carved stone head found on the Island.  The coins are not official legal tender issues.
Item EAST-1000  EASTER ISLAND 1000 PESOS 2008, UNC.  $5.95
Item EAST-2000  EASTER ISLAND SILVER 2000 PESOS 2008 BU  $24.95

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2007 EASTER ISLAND SEVEN COIN SET

This attractive, new, Easter Island (Isla de Pascua) coin set features seven 2007 dated coins featuring local culture and wildlife. The obverse of of the bi-metallic 500 Peso and 200 Peso features the creator god Makemake, while the obverse of other coins feature the famous huge carved stone heads found on the Island.  The reverses feature native cutural items and wildlife.  The famous Moai carved stone statues are on the reverse of the 500 Pesos.  A Hammerhead shark is on the bi-metallic 200 Pesos. A Vaka, a double hulled, masted canoe, is on the eleven-sided copper 100 Pesos.  A Moray  Eel is on the copper 50 Pesos. Tangata Manu, the Birdman, is on the eleven-sided brass 10 Pesos.  A Forceps Fish is on the brass 5 Pesos.  A Bonito Fish is on the nickel-plated brass 1 Peso.  The coins appear to be an unofficial issue.  All coins are Uncirculated.
Item EAST-SET  EASTER ISLAND 7 COIN SET 1 - 500 PESOS 2007, UNC. out

INDIVIDUAL EASTER ISLAND COINS

(please order by denomination)
Easter Island 1 Peso $2.00
Easter Island 5 Pesos $2.50
Easter Island 10 Pesos $3.00
Easter Island 50 Pesos $3.75
Easter Island 100 Pesos  sold out
Easter Island 200 Pesos (bi-metal)  $7.00
Easter Island 500 Pesos (bi-metal)  $8.50