Cook Islands 2015 5$ CHRISTMAS SWAROVSKI BAUBLE Gold Gilded Proof Silver Coin
- Mintage Limit ONLY - 5000
- Each coin i struck from 25g. of pure silver
- Gold Gilded with 7 Swarovski Crystals
- Coin in capsule+with Certificate of Authenticity + Presentation Case
The bauble is one of the most popular Christmas ornament designs. The first decorated trees were adorned with apples, white candy canes and pastries. Glass baubles were first made in Lauscha, Germany. The glassblowers recognized the growing popularity of Christmas baubles and began producing them in a wide range. On Christmas Eve 1832, a young Victoria wrote about her delight at having a tree, hung with lights, ornaments. In the 1840s, after a picture of Victoria's Christmas tree was shown in a London newspaper decorated with glass ornaments and baubles from her husband Prince Albert's native Germany, Lauscha began exporting its products throughout Europe.In the 1880s, F. W. Woolworth discovered Lauscha's baubles during a visit to Germany. He made a fortune by importing the German glass ornaments to the United States. The first American-made glass ornaments were created by William DeMuth in New York in 1870.