1800) "The Great Pyramid of Giza," Niue Island: The first $ 5 and $50 Gold Coins in the Series titled "Seven Wonders of the Ancient World" minted by the Czech Mint on behalf of Niue Island: Year of Coin issue: 2021:
The "Seven Wonders of the Ancient World" have been cause for conjecture and wonderment for hundreds, in some cases thousands of years. Structures that have long since crumbled to dust but still fill one with amazement. The following is a list of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World -
- The Egyptian Pyramids,
- The Hanging Gardens of Semiramis,
- The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus,
- Feidius' statue of Zeus at Olympia,
- The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus,
- The Colossus of Rhodes and
- The Lighthouse of Alexandria.
The Czech Mint is bringing out a series of seven gold coins in the denominations of $5 and $50 for everyone of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
To launch the series, the mint has chosen the one remaining wonder still existing today – the Great Pyramid of Giza.
About the Great Pyramid of Giza:
The ancient Egyptians believed in the life after death and built magnificent tombs for their pharaohs to allow them to touch the heavens.
The Great Pyramid of Giza, which was built for King Khufu (or Cheops in Greek) around 2,560 BC. It took 27 years to build.
It is the largest and most impressive of them. The gigantic pyramid was built of two million stone blocks, each weighing over two tons. The pyramid was 147 meters high, therefore, it was the highest building in the world until the Middle Ages, and each side of its base measured 230 meters.
This giant structure, weighing an estimated six million tons, is the tomb for the Pharaoh Khufu, designed to protect his remains so that he could live again in the Afterlife.
Thousands of stonemasons, carpenters and ordinary workers worked on it without having the knowledge of iron and more complex technologies for three decades in order to honor their King.
The ancient Greeks traveled to the tombs of Egyptian rulers like today’s tourists. The pyramids were a mystery for them, as they were two thousand years older than the second oldest of the world’s wonders – the Semiramidine hanging gardens.
The Pyramids are the only one of the seven wonders that has been preserved to this day. Khufu’s Great Pyramid, which was built of two million two-ton stone blocks, is the largest and most impressive of the gigantic pyramids.
The Complex, which stands in the City of Giza on the banks of the Nile, included a mysterious sphinx statue and three smaller pyramids that served as the tombs of Khufu’s wives.
The Commemorative Coin:
On the Reverses of the Gold Coins is depicted the Great Pyramid in its current form, which reveals the individual stone steps (the building was originally lined with white polished limestone, which reflected the sun’s rays).
In the background there is another smaller tomb and in the foreground there is a detail of building blocks supplemented with an English inscription - "THE GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA".
On the Obverses of the Gold Coins, (the design is common to all the Coins in the Whole Series), are presented all the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World – the Egyptian Pyramids, the Hanging Gardens of Semiramis, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, Feidius’ statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes and the Lighthouse of Alexandria in a compartmentalised, concentric presentation, on the periphery.
As the coins of the Czech Mint are licensed by the island of Niue, their obverses also bear an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the denominational value of 50 Dollars (NZD - 1.00 Oz) and 5 Dollars (for the Coin Card 1/10 Oz issue). Also inscribed on this face is the year of issue -"2021".
Two variants have been issued of the Gold Coin:
i) $50 Gold Variant 1.0 Oz:
The specifications of this Coin are:
Coin Series Theme: "Seven Wonders of the Ancient World"; Coin Theme: "The Great Pyramid of Giza"; Country of issue: Niue Islands; Year: 2021; Denomination/Face Value: $50 (Fifty Dollars - NZD); Metal Composition: .9999 Fineness Gold (Au); Weight: 1.0 Oz or 31.104 grams; Diameter/Size: 37.0 mm ; Coin Quality: Proof; Mintage: 200 pieces; Presentation Box/Case: Yes - Black Leather Case; Capsule: Yes; Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes; Designer (Obverse & Reverse): Petra Brodská, DiS; Minted by: Czech Mint, on behalf of Niue Islands.
Each coin is sealed in a special packaging.
The Certificate of Authenticity (COA).
ii) The $5 Gold Coin Variant 1/10 Oz:
The specifications of this Coin are:
Coin Series Theme: "Seven Wonders of the Ancient World"; Coin Theme: "The Pyramid of Giza"; Country of issue: Niue Islands; Year: 2021; Denomination/Face Value: $50 (Fifty Dollars - NZD); Metal Composition: .9999 Fineness Gold (Au); Weight: 1/10 Oz or 3.11 grams; Diameter/Size: 16.0 mm ; Coin Quality: Proof; Mintage: 200 pieces singly in blister-pack and 800 pieces in sets of 10 each (i.e. 80 Coincard sets)*; Capsule: Yes; Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes; Designer (Obverse & Reverse): Petra Brodská, DiS; Minted by: Czech Mint, on behalf of Niue Islands.
*This coin Variant can be purchased in two choices:
- Singly, presented in a themed blistercard. (200 pieces).
- Ten pieces at a time in a card. There will be 80 of packs, making the total mintage of the smallest variant 800 pieces.
- The next coin will be released November, and will depict the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
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3) The Mystical Ancient Egyptian Labyrinth depicted on $10 Silver coins issued by Cook islands in 2016, under its "Milestones of Mankind Series".
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5) Quilling Art: Silver 2 Dollars coins issued - Flowers (2016) & Bird (2017)
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30) "Blue Skies and Tail Winds", Cook Islands: A 10 Dollars Silver Black Proof Coin coordinated by the Coin Invest Trust (CIT) and minted by B.H. Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt at their facitity in Munich, Germany: Year: 2020
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32) "Great White Shark", Republic of Palau: A $5 (5 Dollars) Silver Proof Coin issued by Coin Invest Trust (CIT), minted by B.H. Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt GmbH on behalf of Palau: Year of Coin issue: 2020 (with Year of issue inscribed as 2021)
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