COOK ISLANDS 5 DOLLARS RUSSIAN ICON NEUPIVAEMAYA CHALICE IN SOUTH AFRICA

Cook Islands 5 Dollars Russian Icon Neupivaemaya Chalice Gilded Coloured 2013 Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country:   Cook Island Metal Purity:    ¿Silver 0.999 Box:   Yes Year of Issue:   2013 Weight:   25 g CoA:   Yes Face Value:   5 dollars Dimensions:   30x38 mm     Quality:   Proof     Mintage:   2500   New coin with capsule, CoA and box Inexhaustible Chalice (Russian: ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿, that is, Inexaustible Cup, or Non-intoxicating Chalice) is a Russian Marian icon which belongs to the Orans type and is considered miracle-making. The feast day for this icon is May 5.The Russian Orthodox Church claims the icon (and the Mother of God herself ¿ the ???????? (Theotokos) or ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ (Bogoroditsa)) help those who suffer from alcoholism and drug addiction. The icon first appeared in 1878 to a peasant near Serpukhov. The original image was lost in the late 1920s, when divine service in the churches of Serpukhov was discontinued.The Vysotsky Monastery and Vladychny Convent in Serpukhov have two copies of the original image which attract hundreds of pilgrims from all over Russia and abroad, who come to Serpukhov hoping for spiritual and physical healing. ____________________________________________________  Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.