Saturday, 14 October 2023

3036) Unicorn, "A symbol of Magic and Dreams", Republic of Ghana: Scottsdale Mint has brought out 5 Cedi Silver Proof Colour Coins crafted in 3 exquisite colours and a plain Silver format: Date/Year of Coins issue: 2023:

3036) Unicorn, "A symbol of  Magic and Dreams", Republic of Ghana: Scottsdale Mint has brought out 5 Cedi Silver Proof Colour Coins crafted in 3 exquisite colours and a plain Silver format: Date/Year of Coins issue: 2023:

The Header/Banner showcases the Reverses of the 5 Cedi Silver Proof Colour Coins crafted in 3 exquisite colours and a plain Silver format, positioned against a background representation of a white castle. A Coin is also placed in a serialised  Certi-lock Coin card. At bottom right is mentioned - "2023 UNICORN".

The Scottsdale Mint (SM) has issued 5 Cedi Silver Proof Colour Coins crafted in 3 exquisite colours and a plain Silver format, positioned against a background representation of a white castle.

The coin's intent is to focus on and highlight universal symbols written about throughout the ages that continue to connect all generations. 

The Unicorn:

Beginning the series of Gold and Silver Proof Coins is the Unicorn.

The unicorn is a legendary creature that has been described since antiquity as a beast with a single large, pointed, spiraling horn projecting from its forehead.

In European literature and art, the unicorn has for the last thousand years or so been depicted as a white horse-like (or goat-like animal) with a long straight horn with spiralling grooves, cloven hooves, and sometimes a goat's beard. 

In the Middle Ages and Renaissance, it was commonly described as an extremely wild woodland creature, a symbol of purity and grace, which could be captured only by a virgin

In encyclopedias, its horn was described as having the power to render poisoned water potable and to heal sickness. In medieval and Renaissance times, the tusk of the narwhal was sometimes sold as a unicorn horn.

A bovine type of unicorn is believed to have been depicted in seals of the Bronze Age Indus Valley civilization

An equine form of the unicorn was mentioned by the ancient Greeks in accounts of natural history by various writers, including Ctesias, Strabo, Pliny the Younger, Aelian, and Cosmas Indicopleustes. 

The Bible also describes an animal, the re'em, which some translations render as unicorn.

The unicorn continues to hold a place in popular culture. It is often used as a symbol of fantasy or rarity.

Indus stamp seal and modern impression - a unicorn and incense burner or a manger (6500–1900 BC).

A creature with a single horn, conventionally called a unicorn, is the most common image on the soapstone stamp seals of the Bronze Age Indus Valley Civilization ("IVC"), from the centuries around 6000 BC. It has a body more like a cow than a horse, and a curved horn that goes forward, then up at the tip.

Typically, the unicorn faces a vertical object with at least two stages; this is variously described as a "ritual offering stand", an incense burner, or a manger. 

The animal is always in profile on the IVC seals, but the theory that it represents animals with two horns, one hiding the other, is disproved by a (much smaller) number of small terracotta unicorns, probably toys, and the profile depictions of bulls, where both horns are clearly shownIt is thought that the unicorn was the symbol of a powerful "clan or merchant community" but may also have had some religious significance.

Present Day:

Presently, we think of it as a friendly white horse with a harmless horn and a rainbow coloured mane. The unicorn represents goodness, purity, and the ability to dream. 

Today, more than a theme for children´s parties or a name given to successful start-ups, the unicorn is a testament to our infinite ability to perpetuate a legend.

The 2023 Ghana Unicorn Coins:

In the forest, magic and wonder prevail. 

This legendary creature, often likened to the mightiest of lions, can only be tamed by the purity and innocence of a maiden. In this enchanting tale, the girl aims not to conquer through force, but to tame with grace.

The unicorn, a symbol of the impossible, as well as healing, and grace, comes to life in Scottsdale Mint's first-ever Unicorn Coin. 

Crafted in three exquisite colours and packaged in a holographic glittered texture certi-lock package, as well as in the traditional Silver capsulised format, this coin features a radiant unicorn surrounded by a galaxy, its horn piercing the largest star. 

1) The Unicorn Coin titled - "Jubilee": 

The Reverse of the Silver Pink Coloured 5 Cedi Coin titled "Jubilee" features a radiant unicorn surrounded by a galaxy, its horn piercing the largest star

The majestic Unicorn “Jubilee” is positioned in front of a castle, presents a timeless symbol of magic and imagination.

On the Obverse of the Silver Pink Coloured 5 Cedi Coin titled "Jubilee", Late Queen Elizabeth II's profile featured facing right, is placed amidst a celestial backdrop. 

The peripheral inscriptions read - "REPUBLIC OF GHANA. ELIZABETH II. FIVE CEDIS. 1 TROY OUNCE. 2023. .999 FINE SILVER".

The Coin Card with a serialised Certi-Lock®

2) The Unicorn titled "Aurora":

The Reverse of the Silver Purple Coloured 5 Cedi Coin titled "Aurora" features a radiant unicorn surrounded by a galaxy, its horn piercing the largest star

The majestic Unicorn “Aurora” is positioned in front of a castle, presents a timeless symbol of magic and imagination.

On the Obverse of the Silver Purple Coloured 5 Cedi Coin titled "Aurora", Late Queen Elizabeth II's profile featured facing right, is placed amidst a celestial backdrop. 

The peripheral inscriptions read - "REPUBLIC OF GHANA. ELIZABETH II. FIVE CEDIS. 1 TROY OUNCE. 2023. .999 FINE SILVER".

The Coin Card with a serialised Certi-Lock®

3) The Unicorn titled "Blossom":

The Reverse of the Silver Rainbow Coloured 5 Cedi Coin titled "Blossom" features a radiant unicorn surrounded by a galaxy, its horn piercing the largest star

The majestic Unicorn “Aurora” is positioned in front of a castle, presents a timeless symbol of magic and imagination.

On the Obverse of the Silver Rainbow Coloured 5 Cedi Coin titled "Blossom", Late Queen Elizabeth II's profile featured facing right, is placed amidst a celestial backdrop. 

The peripheral inscriptions read - "REPUBLIC OF GHANA. ELIZABETH II. FIVE CEDIS. 1 TROY OUNCE. 2023. .999 FINE SILVER".

The Coin Card with a serialised Certi-Lock®

4) The Silver Unicorn:

The Reverse of the Silver Coloured 5 Cedi Coin features a radiant unicorn surrounded by a galaxy, its horn piercing the largest star. 

The majestic Unicorn is positioned in front of a castle, presents a timeless symbol of magic and imagination.

On the Obverse of the Silver Coloured 5 Cedi Coin Late Queen Elizabeth II's profile featured facing right, is placed amidst a celestial backdrop. 

The peripheral inscriptions read - "REPUBLIC OF GHANA. ELIZABETH II. FIVE CEDIS. 1 TROY OUNCE. 2023. .999 FINE SILVER".

Coin specifications:

i) The specifications of the first coin Variant - "Jubilee" are:

Country of issue: Republic of Ghana; Date/Year: 2023; Coin Series Theme: "Unicorn - a symbol of  Magic and Dreams"); Coin Theme: Unicorn - Jubilee"; Denomination/Face Value: 5 Cedi; Metal Composition: .999 Fineness Silver (Ag); Weight: 1 Troy oz or 31.1 grams; Diameter/Size: 39.0 mm; Coin Quality: Proof with Applied Colour (PAC); Minted By: Scottsdale Mint, Scottsdale, Arizona USA; Mintage: 2,000 pieces; Legal Tender: in Ghana; Packaging: Serialized Certi-Lock®.

ii) The specifications of the second coin Variant - "Aurora" are:

Country of issue: Republic of Ghana; Date/Year: 2023; Coin Series Theme: "Unicorn - a symbol of  Magic and Dreams"); Coin Theme: Unicorn - Aurora"; Denomination/Face Value: 5 Cedi; Metal Composition: .999 Fineness Silver (Ag); Weight: 1 Troy oz or 31.1 grams; Diameter/Size: 39.0 mm; Coin Quality: Proof with Applied Colour (PAC); Minted By: Scottsdale Mint, Scottsdale, Arizona USA; Mintage: 2,000 pieces; Legal Tender: in Ghana; Packaging: Serialized Certi-Lock®.

iii) The specifications of the third coin Variant - "Rainbow" are:

Country of issue: Republic of Ghana; Date/Year: 2023; Coin Series Theme: "Unicorn - a symbol of  Magic and Dreams"); Coin Theme: Unicorn - Rainbow"; Denomination/Face Value: 5 Cedi; Metal Composition: .999 Fineness Silver (Ag); Weight: 1 Troy oz or 31.1 grams; Diameter/Size: 39.0 mm; Coin Quality: Proof with Applied Colour (PAC); Minted By: Scottsdale Mint, Scottsdale, Arizona USA; Mintage: 2,000 pieces; Legal Tender: in Ghana; Packaging: Serialized Certi-Lock®.

iv) The specifications of the fourth coin Variant - "Silver" are:

Country of issue: Republic of Ghana; Date/Year: 2023; Coin Series Theme: "Unicorn - a symbol of  Magic and Dreams"); Coin Theme: Unicorn - Rainbow"; Denomination/Face Value: 5 Cedi; Metal Composition: .999 Fineness Silver (Ag); Weight: 1 Troy oz or 31.1 grams; Diameter/Size: 39.0 mm; Coin Quality: Proof-like (Pl); Minted By: Scottsdale Mint, Scottsdale, Arizona USA; Mintage: 15,000 pieces; Legal Tender: in Ghana; PackagingCapsule On Chipboard.


Posts from Ghana:

i) Unicorn, "A symbol of Magic and Dreams", Republic of Ghana: Scottsdale Mint has brought out 5 Cedi Silver Proof Colour Coins crafted in 3 exquisite colours and a plain Silver format: Date/Year of Coins issue: 2023

2) Currency & Coinage of Ghana: Cedis & Pesewas

3) "Sabre-Toothed Tiger", Ghana: Third Silver Bullion Coin released in "Giants of the Ice Age" Bullion Coin Series issued by Bank of Ghana: Coins minted by Leipziger Edelmetallverarbeitung GmbH (Precious Metals Factory: Year of issue: 2020

4) "Woolly Mammoth", Ghana: First Gold & Silver Bullion Coins releasedin "Giants of the Ice age" Bullion Coin Series issued by the Bank of Ghana: Coins minted by Leipziger Edelmetallverarbeitung GmbH (Precious Metals Factory): Year of Coin issue: 2019

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6) Two new Cedi Banknotes of GH200 & GH100 and a GH2 Cedi Coin introduced in 11/2019  

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3) History of Coinage and Banknotes of Ghana  

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