In 1957, humanity entered the cosmic age - a means to achieve this success became the satellite named Sputnik 1. On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of its launch comes fourth and final silver coin of the Czech Mint miniseries Century of flight.

It's paradoxical, but an incredible milestone was achieved thanks to the war, not just one, but two. The Second World War did not bring only misery to the mankind, but also the extraordinary technological advances. One of the latest inventions destined for destruction were the rockets. Surely you will remember the dreaded Soviet Katyus or the legendary German missiles V-2. After the war, these technologies were further developed and, besides the devastating task, they got one more - to bring their creators into space. This is how the race between two superpowers - the USSR and the US - was born, and between their two ideologies, about who would make the dream of conquering the cosmos as the first one.

This "space race" became one of the key events of the Cold War, and on October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union won their first victory. The four-antenna-shaped spherical satellite, which the R-7 rocket launcher from the Baikonur cosmodrome has brought to the universe, was named Sputnik, a "companion". The world stopped - regardless of nationality or conviction, people saw eyes to heaven in the hope that at least for a moment they would see the triumph of human ingenuity. Experts and radio amateurs from all over the world listened to Sputnik's signal and helped Soviet scientists learn about his trajectory. Humanity had its first cosmic wanderer, but the race to conquer the universe was just beginning …

Coin with a Russian motif was made by the young medalist Asamat Baltaev, DiS., who comes from the Russian Federation. He dedicated the reverse side to the iconic satellite, behind which he modeled the Earth, the Moon, and the starry space. The description lists the full name of the satellite SPUTNIK 1. The obverse of the coin is then common to the entire miniseries and carries the motifs of all four issues - the airplanes of Charles Lindberg and Amelia Earhart, the Hindenburg airship, and Sputnik. Among these scenes, the author included the portrait and the name of Queen Elizabeth II, the year of issue of the coin 2017 and the nominal value of 1 DOLLAR (NZD) - the essential elements of Niue Island, an issuer, who grants the license for the Czech Mint to mint its own coins.

You can save complete quaternion of issues in a collector's etui, decorated with a thematic illustrations.