Cook Islands 2012 5$ Imperial Eggs in Cloisonné Red Faberge Silver Coin

Red Egg, represents the Rosebud Egg: a Fabergé Imperial egg presented by Emperor Nicholas II to his wife the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna at Easter 1895, enriched by 8 Bohemian Crystals.

These splendid egg-shaped coins in the Faberge style are decorated with finely Cloisonné technique, a perfect blend of elegance and beauty, the enamel skilfully applied and enriched with Bohemian crystal, the refinement of its decorative properties make it popular among all collectors.

Today at Easter, as already hundreds of years ago, Easter eggs are painted and given away. It is a popular Christian custom. Also in Russian tsar times giving away Easter eggs was a tradition. For Alexander III, the tsar of that time, they were clearly too plain so he assigned the jeweller Carl Peter Fabergé to fabricate several exclusive gems. These world-famous decorative eggs were and are still special. Once again with the use of the enameling technique these beautiful Cloisonné egg coins were created in the Fabergé eggs style. They are not only an ideal gift for Easter. Why not also feel like a tsar and give away these extraordinary beautiful Cloisonné eggs – a coin which will please anybody.