Cook Islands 2009 NZD$5 Pansy Cloisonne Flowers of the World 25gm Silver Proof Coin

Cook Islands 2009 NZD5 Pansy Cloisonne Flowers of the World 25gm Silver Proof Coin The term "Cloisonné?comes from French and means subdivided, separated by walls. Cloisonné is a unique enamel art technique. Thereby, in a first step, the motive is soldered onto a copper sheet with a silver wire. This wire pattern serves as a separa-tion of each colour. Now the originated compartments are filled with enamel colours and afterwards the form is fired in the oven with 700 to 900°C. The enamel in the little compartments will sink down a bit after firing. That will require a refilling. This process will go on repeatedly until the little compartments are finally filled. Finally the

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