Sunday 8 September 2024

3349) "The Lighthouse of Alexandria", Niue Island: "Seven Wonders of the Ancient World": A $50 (Fifty Dollars - NZD) Gold Coin minted by the Czech Mint: Year of Coin issue: 2023:

3349) "The Lighthouse of Alexandria", Niue Island: "Seven Wonders of the Ancient World": A $50 (Fifty Dollars - NZD) Gold Coin minted by the Czech Mint: Year of Coin issue: 2023:

 Seven Wonders of the Ancient World:

Czech Mint has presented the Seven   Wonders       of  the Ancient World Coin Series. 

This exciting series will include      seven        releases featuring limited mintages of     Gold, respectively. 

Each release of Gold  coins          features a beautiful design of a mystical wonder of the ancient world and an effigy of a historical figure relevant to the subject, along with a denomination applicable to the period.

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, also known as the "Seven Wonders of the World"          (or simply  the Seven Wonders"), is a list of seven notable structures present during classical antiquity. The first known list of seven wonders dates back to the 2nd–1st century BC.

While the entries have varied over the centuries, the seven traditional wonders are - the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Colossus of Rhodes, the Lighthouse of Alexandria, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Temple of Artemis, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Placing the wonders in modern-day countries, two of the wonders were located in Greece, two in Turkey, two in Egypt, and one in Iraq. 

Of the seven wonders, only the Pyramid of Giza, which is also by far the oldest of the wonders, still remains standing, with the others being destroyed over the centuries. 

There is scholarly debate over the exact nature of the Hanging Gardens, and there is doubt as to whether they existed at all.

Gold coin Seven Wonders of the Ancient World - The Lighthouse of Alexandria: proof:

Seven wonders of the ancient world

The last of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is the Lighthouse of Alexandria. The legendary monument is commemorated by a gold coin of the Czech Mint weighing one troy ounce.

Alexandria in Egypt, which bears the name of the legendary Alexander the Great, was the most beautiful city of antiquity - a centre of science, culture and trade. 

The rich port was also a symbol of the power of the Ptolemies, who were the last pharaonic dynasty. The road to the port, which lay between the mainland and an adjacent island called Faros, was treacherous, therefore, the Ptolemies built a lighthouse that became the seventh wonder of the world. 

While we do not know exactly what this magnificent tower looked like, we do know that it was the greatest lighthouse of all time. 

Towering 140 metres high on a rock amidst the waves of the sea, the structure was built of white marble and had three steps, each of which tapered towards the top. 

The lower part was square - it protected the lighthouse from the sea waves and housed a drinking water reservoir, which was transported to the island by pipeline. 

The middle part was octagonal - it contained hundreds of rooms with windows from where the sea and stars could be viewed. 

The upper part was cylindrical - a fire which could be seen from a distance of 57 kilometres burned in it day and night. 

At the very top of the lighthouse was a statue representing the Greek sun god Helios or one of the Ptolemaic gods. 

The construction of the tower, designed by the architect Sostratos, was meticulous. It withstood fires and earthquakes and took a thousand years to fully succumb to the ravages of time… 

 The obverse side, which is common to the entire cycle, then presents all seven wonders of the world - the Egyptian pyramids, the Hanging Gardens of Semiramis, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes and the Lighthouse of Alexandria. As the coins of the Czech Mint are issued with the foreign license of the island of Niue, they also bear its national emblem, the nomial value of 50 DOLLARS (NZD) and the year of issue 2023 on the obverse side.

The mintage is only 200 pieces of one-ounce coins. 

The Coin:


The Reverse of the $50 (Fifty Dollars - NZD) Gold Coin, which is the work of the medal maker Petra Brodská, DiS., presents a supposed image of the Lighthouse of Alexandria, supplemented with the English inscription - "THE LIGHTHOUSE OF ALEXANDRIA".

The Obverse of the $50 (Fifty Dollars - NZD) Gold Coin, which is common to the whole cycle, then presents all seven wonders of the 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. 

From this Coin onwards, the Public Seal of Niue Island is seen in the centre of the Gold Coin.

The inscriptions are - "50 DOLLARS. 2023".

The Presentation Case/Box

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World placed together.

The specifications of the Gold Coin are:

Collector's set: Seven Wonders of the Ancient World; Coin theme: "The Colossus of Rhodes"; Issuing country:  Niue Island;  Year2023; Denomination/Value 50 NZD (Fifty Dollars - NZD); Designer (Obverse)/(Reverse): Petra Brodská, DiS; Numbered issue: No; Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes; Metal Composition: .999 Fineness  Gold (Au); Weight: 31.1 g or 1.00 Oz; Diameter/Size: 37.00 mm; Packaging: Black leather case; Capsule: Yes; Mintage: 200 pieces.

The Presentation Case/Box (Front) featuring the Lighthouse of Alexandria.

The Presentation Box/Case - Open displaying the Gold Coin and the Certificate of Authenticity (COA).

The Presentation Box/Case (Back) giving the specifications of this Gold Coin.

The Certificate of Authenticity (COA)





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