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Message:: [QUOTE="Clinker, post: 1211375, member: 6229"]This 36.1mm 5 Dollar proof coin from the British Virgin Islands was struck in an unusual bright yellow titanium alloy. 　　When you see or hear the word "titanium" you probably think of the shafts of golf clubs. But there are a few other uses for titaniuum including　　Aircraft,Armor Plating,Naval Ships,Space Craft,Missles,　　And now Coinage:　　This 2008 dated coin commemorates the Beijing Olympics. The reverse features two tennis players hitting a tennis ball over the Great Wall of China. At the top the five stars (from the flag of China) appear next to an image of a dove. In the foreground the Chinese symbol for lucky number eight appears on the left and a Rat appears on the right (2008 is the Year of the Rat). The obverse pictures Queen Elizabeth II. Photo courtesy of Joels Coins:　　<a href="http://www.joelscoins.com/images/bvi08tit.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.joelscoins.com/images/bvi08tit.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.joelscoins.com/images/bvi08tit.jpg</a>　　Hope you enjoyed seeing this Unusual composition coin...　　Clinker[/QUOTE]