20€ Solaris Stanisław - Lem Master of Science Fiction 200 Gram .999 Silver Malta 2022
 
Gold and Silver Bullion Canada is proud to present you the world's second release in the series "Stanislaw Lem, master of fantasy".
 
The coin was struck from 200g of pure silver in a limited mintage of only 100 pieces worldwide! This factor makes it an excellent collector's coin.
 
The reverse of the coin depicts the novel's main character, psychologist Kris Kelvin, who arrives from Earth on a research station floating above the cytoplasmic ocean that covers the planet Solaris. On the planet's surface, Kelvin will encounter the most diverse creations of the living ocean. For the protagonist, contact with Solaris is also a journey into himself (symbolised by the portal visible on the coin): the conscious planet observes Kelvin (this meaning is signalled by the eye inscribed in the gate) and allows him to confront his past, fears and desires. 
 
The obverse, on the other hand, features an adaptation of Daniel Mroz's graphic design.
 
The coin is packaged in an elegant wooden box with a certificate attesting to its authenticity.
 
Stanisław Lem was a Polish writer of the hard science-fiction genre, philosopher and futurologist. He was born on 12 September 1921 in Lviv and died on 27 March 2006 in Krakow. His works dealt with such topics as the development of science and technology, human nature, the possibility of communication between intelligent beings and the place of man in the Universe. Lem's works contain references to the state of society and scientific and philosophical reflections on it. In addition to science fiction stories, such as 'The Star Diaries' or the Pilot Pirx adventure series, Lem's oeuvre includes detective novels ('Investigation'), futurological essays and treatises (e.g. 'Summa technologiae'), poetry, screenplays for radio plays, films or dramas, as well as the unique space fairy tale 'The Robot Fairy Tales'. One of the many expressions of international recognition of Stanisław Lem's work was the naming of the asteroid discovered in September 1970 after him, as well as the first scientific satellite built entirely in Poland. In Poland, Stanisław Lem's books are published by Wydawnictwo Literackie, with which the writer has been associated for almost his entire career.