Scarab Coin Collection
The Scarab Coin Collection is a bit different from many other coin collections or series. Released in trios of coins, all 9 of the coins in this collection were released in 2017. Until a new, very different addition was released in 2021.
Each depicting an Egyptian scarab beetle, the mythical designs of these coins date back thousands of years. Scarab beetles have variously symbolized good fortune, life and rebirth, in ancient Egypt they were worn as protective amulets or presented as charms and religious gifts.
2017 Scarab Beetles Selection 1 Silver Coins - 3 Coin Set
2017 Scarab Selection 1 Black Kingdom 1oz Gilded Black Proof Silver Coin
Country: Cook Islands (the)
Year: 2017
Face Value: 5 Dollars
Metal: Silver .999
Weight: 1 oz
Size: 38.61 mm
Quality: Proof
Mintage: 499 sets
Technique: smartminting®
Black Kingdom features a gilded scarab beetle on a gleaming black proof mirrored coin surface.
2017 Scarab Selection 1 Red Dawn 1oz Black Rhodium Plated Rose Gold Silver Coin
Country: Cook Islands (the)
Year: 2017
Face Value: 5 Dollars
Metal: Silver .999
Weight: 1 oz
Size: 38.61 mm
Quality: Proof
Mintage: 499 sets
Technique: smartminting®
Red Dawn showcases a black-rhodium plated ancient Egyptian scarab on a rose-gold canvas holding up the rising sun in the shape of a crystal.
2017 Scarab Selection 1 Desert Heat 1oz Gilded Silver Coin
Country: Cook Islands (the)
Year: 2017
Face Value: 5 Dollars
Metal: Silver .999
Weight: 1 oz
Size: 38.61 mm
Quality: Proof
Mintage: 499 sets
Technique: smartminting®
Desert Heat features a completely gold gilded silver coin featuring a scarab, symbolizing the rising sun.
2017 Scarab Selection 2 Silver Coins - 3 Coin Set
2017 Scarab Selection 2 Beyond The World 1oz Gilded Silver Coin
Country: Cook Islands (the)
Year: 2017
Face Value: 5 Dollars
Metal: Silver .999
Weight: 1 oz
Size: 38.61 mm
Quality: Proof
Mintage: 499
Technique: smartminting®
Beyond the World features a silver scarab on a gorgeous gilded coin.
2017 Scarab Selection 2 Lunar Eclipse 1oz Black Proof Silver Coin
Country: Cook Islands (the)
Year: 2017
Face Value: 5 Dollars
Metal: Silver .999
Weight: 1 oz
Size: 38.61 mm
Quality: Proof
Mintage: 499
Technique: smartminting®
A black proof coin features a scarab holding a dark crystal, symbolizing a lunar eclipse.
2017 Scarab Selection 2 Solitary Flame 1oz Silver Coin
Country: Cook Islands (the)
Year: 2017
Face Value: 5 Dollars
Metal: Silver .999
Weight: 38.61
Size: 1 oz mm
Quality: Proof
Mintage: 499
Technique: smartminting®
Completing the second Scarab Selection is a rosegold scarab shining like a Solitary Flame on a silver surface.
2017 Scarab Selection 3 Silver Coins - 3 Coin Set
2017 Scarab Selection 3 Secret Riddle 1oz Silver Coin
Country: Cook Islands (the)
Year: 2017
Face Value: 5 Dollars
Metal: Silver .999
Weight: 1 oz
Size: 38.61 mm
Quality: Proof
Mintage: 499
Technique: smartminting®
Secret Riddle features a black rhodium plated scarab on a silver proof surface.
2017 Scarab Selection 3 Solar Zenith 1oz Rose Gold and Gilded Silver Coin
Country: Cook Islands (the)
Year: 2017
Face Value: 5 Dollars
Metal: Silver .999
Weight: 1 oz
Size: 38.61 mm
Quality: Proof
Mintage: 499
Technique: smartminting®
Featuring a crystal representing the golden sun, Solar Zenith features a rose gold scarab on a gold gilded silver coin.
2017 Scarab Selection 3 Withering Blaze 1oz Rose Gold Silver Coin
Country: Cook Islands (the)
Year: 2017
Face Value: 5 Dollars
Metal: Silver .999
Weight: 1 oz
Size: 38.61 mm
Quality: Proof
Mintage: 499
Technique: smartminting®
Withering Blaze features a brilliant silver scarab on a field of rose gold.
2021 Scarab King Tut 1oz Silver Shaped Coin
Year of Issue: 2021
Country of Issue: Palau
Mint: Mayer Mint
Face Value: 5 Dollars
Coin Weight: 1 Troy Ounce
Metal Purity: 0.999
Metal Composition: Fine Silver
Mintage: 1,500
Features: Special Shape & Swarovski Crystal
A one ounce silver scarab shaped coin represents an Egyptian symbol of immortality and resurrection. Even though we might question a civilization that considers a dung beetle a symbol of wealth and class, this silver scarab coin shines a new light on the worth of a dung beetle!
This symbolic coin combines the symbol of a scarab beetle with one of the most famous Pharaohs to ever live, Tutankhamun. His tomb opening celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2022.
In ancient Egyptian religion, the god Ra whose eye is also depicted on the obverse together with the Ankh or Key of Life, rolls the sun across the sky each day, transforming bodies and souls.
Scarab beetles roll dung into a ball. Because of this symbolically similar action, the scarab was seen as a reflection of the heavenly cycle and was representing the idea of rebirth or regeneration. In ancient Egyptian religion, the scarab was also a symbol of immortality, resurrection, transformation and protection much used in funerary art.
Over the ages, scarabs have been used to symbolize wealth, as currency, fashion accessory and also to serve as a form of artistic expression.
2022 Scarab Ramses II 1 oz Silver Coin
Year of Issue: 2022
Country of Issue: Palau
Mint: Mayer Mint
Face Value: 5 Dollars
Coin Weight: 1 Troy Ounce
Metal Purity: 0.999
Metal Composition: Fine Silver
Mintage: 1500
Features: Ultra High Relief
We think Pharaoh Ramses II would have liked this specially-shaped Scarab coin dedicated to him...he was kind of a stage-hog. Alongside ordering a bunch of temples to be built during his reign (including a tomb for himself and for his father), he included an order for multiple Ramses II statue sentries. This 1 oz silver coin would have fit right into the spectacular collection of riches that filled his tomb, but it’s in yours!
