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Kurgerrand
Major collection: Holography
Named collection: Holography Collection
Object type: hologram
Maker: Holex Corporation
Date made: 1977
Materials: reflection hologram; glass
Measurements: 2 in x 2 1/2 in
Nomenclature: commercial
Classification: holograms
Please note that due to the unique challenges of holography as a medium, high-resolution digital images are not available for most items in the holography collection. Please contact us for more information on reproducing images of holograms.
MOH-1977.07
Named collection: Holography Collection
Object type: hologram
Maker: Holex Corporation
Date made: 1977
Materials: reflection hologram; glass
Measurements: 2 in x 2 1/2 in
Nomenclature: commercial
Classification: holograms
Actual-size hologram of a 1975 gold Krugerran coin, approximately 1 1/2" in diameter; only the front of the coin has been captured; when one holds the hologram upside down, the mirror-image of the front of the coin can be seen.
Please note that due to the unique challenges of holography as a medium, high-resolution digital images are not available for most items in the holography collection. Please contact us for more information on reproducing images of holograms.
MOH-1977.07