| Diameter | 24 mm |
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| Metal | GOLD 999‰ |
| Weight | 5 g |
| Qualité |
Brilliant Uncirculated
Finition spéciale appliquée à certaines monnaies de collection. Elles sont frappées avec un outillage neuf et présentent un aspect brillant et parfait, sans aucune trace de dégradation du fait qu'elles n'ont jamais été mises en circulation.
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| Mintage | 3000 |
| Millésime | 2022 |
| Valeur faciale | 500€ |
This gold coin depicts the Hogwarts Express, a train connecting King's cross station in London to the magical institution of Hogwarts, a college for witches and wizards.
To use this line, young wizards must travel on track 9 ¾ through a magical portal hidden from the eyes of muggles.
Trained at the best schools, they have the years of experience behind them necessary to master all aspects of the craft. Using industrial oil-based modelling clay and working from a design executed freehand or with CAD software, they skilfully fashion a low relief model in order to enhance the engraving and the way it catches the light. They work alternately with concave and convex plaster moulds until satisfied they have achieved the best 3D rendering of the design.
The first minters began to ply their trade in France when striking with a hammer appeared in the 4th century BC. Nowdays, minsters use press instead of a hammer. Their knowledge of dies, engraving and metals, and their expertise - passed seamlessly down from one generation to the next for centuries - guarantees the excellence of their work.
