Sunday, 7 February 2021

1680) "TREE OF LIFE," Niue Island: Fourth Silver Coin in the popular "Tree of Life Coin Series", depicts the Tree of Life which is a familiar symbol in most religions/beliefs of the World: Year of Coin issue: 2021:

1680) "TREE OF LIFE," Niue Island: Fourth Silver Coin in the popular "Tree of Life Coin Series", depicts the Tree of Life which is a familiar symbol in most religions/beliefs of the World: Year of Coin issue: 2021: 

The popular "Tree of Life Coin Series" has brought outthe fourth Coin in the Series in 2021 

About the Tree of Life:

The Tree of Life is a fundamental widespread mytheme or archetype in many of the world's mythologies, religious and philosophical traditions. It is closely related to the concept of the sacred tree.

The Tree of Knowledge, connecting to heaven and the underworld, and the Tree of Life, connecting all forms of creation, are both forms of the World Tree or Cosmic Tree, and are portrayed in various religions and philosophies as the same tree.

Religion and Mythology:

Various trees of life are recounted in folklore, culture and fiction, often relating to immortality or fertility. They had their origin in religious symbolism and find a place in the following religions - 

Ancient Mesopotamia (The Assyrian tree of life) , the  Urartian tree of life (Epic of Gilgamesh), Urartu, Ancient Iran (Tree of life on a rhyton from Marlik, Iran), Bahلʼي Faith, Buddhism (The Bo tree, also called Bodhi tree), Chinese Mythology (a carving of a tree of life depicts a phoenix and a dragon), Christianity (Tree of Life Vision. Also, the Tree in the Garden of Eden), Manichaeism (the Tree of Life in the Realm of Light), Celtic God Lugus (associated with the Tree of Life), Georgia (The Borjgali (Georgian: ბორჯღალი) is an ancient Georgian tree of life symbol), Germanic paganism and Norse mythology (Yggdrasil - the World Tree, Thor's Oak), Ancient Slavic (The Tree standing on the Rock Alatyr), Islam (Tree of Immortality), Ahmadiyya, Jewish tradition ( Jadaism - "Etz Chaim", Hebrew for "Tree of Life"), Kabbalah (Judaic Kabbalah tree of life 10 Sefirot, through which the unknowable divine manifests Creation, Mesoamerica - Maya, Aztec, Izapan, Mixtec, Olmec, and others (World trees embodied the four cardinal directions, which represented also the fourfold nature of a central world tree, a symbolic axis mundi connecting the planes of the Underworld and the sky with that of the terrestrial world), North America, Serer religion, Turkic, Hinduism (In the sacred books of Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma), (Puranas mention a divine tree Kalpavriksha. This divine tree is guarded by Gandharvas in the garden of Amaravati city under the control of Indra, King of Gods) etc.

Physical "Trees of Life":

- The Arborvitae gets its name from the Latin for "tree of life."

- The Tule Tree of Aztec mythology is also associated with a real tree. This Tule tree can be found in Oaxaca, Mexico.

- There is a Tree of Life in Bahrain.

- The Tree of Utah is an 87-foot (27.0 metre) high sculpture in the Utah Bonneville Salt Flats that is also known as the "Tree of Life".

- In some parts of the Caribbean and in the Philippines, the coconut is considered the "tree of life" as its parts can easily be used for short/medium term survival such as for food, shelter, and various implements.

- Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park features an artificial tree dubbed "The Tree of Life", which has about 325 carvings of different species of animals. Inside the tree is the It's Tough to Be a Bug! attraction.

- The West African Moringa Oleifera Tree is regarded as a "Tree of Life" or "Miracle Tree" by some because it is arguably the most nutritious source of plant-derived food discovered on the planet. Modern scientists and some missionary groups have considered the plant as a possible solution for the treatment of severe malnutrition and aid for those with HIV/AIDS.

The Coin:

This Coin is the Fourth release in the "Tree of Life Coin  Series":

On the Reverse of the $2 (Two Dollars) Silver Coin is featured the Tree of Life with this year's micro-engraved truth on the lower left branch.

 On the Obverse of the $2 (Two Dollars) Silver Coin is depicted the right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II designed by Ian Rank-Broadley, whose initials "IRB" appear below the Queen's neck. 

The inscriptions on the periphery read (clockwise) -  “ELIZABETH II”, “NIUE”, “TWO DOLLARS”, and “2021”.

The specifications of this Coin are:

Country of issue: Niue Islands; Year: 2021; Denomination/Face Value: $2 (Two Dollars); Metal Composition: .9999 Fineness Silver (Ag); Weight: 1.0 Oz or 31.107 grams; Diameter/Size: 39.0 mm; Coin Quality: Brilliant Uncirculated (BU); Edge: Reeded; Mintage: 150,000 pieces; Presentation Box/Case: Yes; Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes. Inner Packaging: Tubes of 20 pieces; Outer Packaging: Monster Box of 500.







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