2 Oz Silver Coin 2023 Niue The Elements Zeme Earth Antiqued High Relief #79/500

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2 Oz Silver Coin 2023 Niue The Elements Zeme Earth Antiqued High Relief #79/500

Unique design and Limited Edition

Year: 2023

Country: Niue

Weight: 62.2g / 2 oz

Face Value: $5

Metal: Silver

Fineness: .999 coin

Diameter: 50mm

Mintage: 500 pcs Limited Edition

Finish: Antiqued High Relief
Special Feature: n/a

Certificate: Yes

Presentation Case: Yes

In pagan philosophy, the earth embodies the material realm as well as the order and stability of nature. This element symbolizes fertility & the fundamental force that nourishes all living things. Earth also implies a tangible existence: unlike metaphorical concepts or abstract phenomena, it is inseparable from physicality and is therefore considered the foundation upon which all other elements are built.

An aura of tranquility envelops the beauty who embodies the element of earth in Ms Urbanavičiūtė’s series of paintings, ‘Women’, which inspired this coin series. ‘Earth’ here is a creator in whose hands all creatures of the world are born. The shells in her palms and hair are an allegory not only of the eternal cycle of life, but also of primordial forms. Above the girl’s head, one can also see several stylized Sun crosses  – symbols of another element inherent in the origin of life.

‘In these portraits, I convey the inner emotions of the character, the invisible colors in the landscapes, and I wrap the characters in the colors, textures, shapes of the play of light and shadow, and the elements of nature that I have seen, giving them a sense of mysticism and symbolism,’  says the author of the design Ms E. Urbanavičiūtė.

The surface of the ‘Earth’ collectible silver coin is aged and the reverse features a stunning UV print. On the obverse, there is a pentagram with the five primary elements found in pagan philosophies: it’s air