2022 Aphrodite Gods of Olympus Tuvalu 1oz Silver Bullion Coin

The 2022 Aphrodite Gods of Olympus Tuvalu 1oz Silver Bullion Coin comes in a protective Coin capsule.

COIN INFORMATION item limited to 5 per order

The sixth coin of the all-new Tuvalu Gods of Olympus Series is now available, In Greek mythology, Aphrodite was worshipped as the goddess of love, pleasure, and beauty, exciting passion in the hearts of gods and men.

Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation. Her Roman equivalent is the goddess Venus and she is identified with the planet of the same name. As with many ancient Greek deities, there is more than one story about her origins. According to Hesiod’s Theogony, she was born when Cronus cut off Uranus’s genitals and threw them into the sea, and she arose from the sea foam (aphros). According to Homer’s Iliad, she is the daughter of Zeus and Dione. According to Plato (Symposium, 180e), these two origins were of entirely separate entities: Aphrodite Ourania and Aphrodite Pandemos.

Because of her beauty, other gods feared that their rivalry over her would interrupt the peace among them and lead to war, so Zeus married her to Hephaestus, who, because of his ugliness and deformity, was not seen as a threat. Aphrodite had many lovers—both gods, such as Ares, and men, such as Anchises. Aphrodite is also known as Cytherea (Lady of Cythera) and Cypris (Lady of Cyprus) after the two cult sites, Cythera and Cyprus, which claimed to be her place of birth. Myrtle, doves, sparrows, horses, and swans were said to be sacred to her. The ancient Greeks identified her with the Ancient Egyptian goddess Hathor.

The Tuvaluan Dollar is the currency of Tuvalu – a small nation in the Pacific Ocean. Tuvalu has never had banknotes of its own, and has been issuing coins since 1976; these circulate together with coins of the Australian Dollar, which is also legal tender in the country, and to which the Tuvaluan Dollar is pegged.

The obverse: of the coin shows the crowned mature head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right (her effigy known as the “Fourth Portrait”). The Queen wears the “Girls of Great Britain and Ireland” diamond tiara, a wedding gift from Queen Mary (Her Majesty’s grandmother) in 1947 – which she also has on the Machin and the Gottwald portraits, In small letters below the head, the artist’s initials IRB (for Ian Rank-Broadley), Around the effigy is the monarch’s legend, the date of issue and the value: QUEEN ELIZABETH II 1oz 9999 Ag 2022 TUVALU 1 DOLLAR.

The reverse: of the coin portrays Aphrodite on the beach, sitting on the Rock of Aphrodite, surrounded by scallop shells, holding a mirror in her left hand, and a pigeon perched on her right hand. It is accompanied by a swan and three dolphins, with the ocean and clouds in the background, Around below, the inscription APHRODITE. The Perth Mint’s P mint mark is on the left. Below right, just above the tip of the swan’s wing, the designer’s initials TV, for Thomas Vaughan.

With a limited issue of only 13,500 coins.

2022 Aphrodite Gods of Olympus Tuvalu 1oz Silver Bullion Coin

Manufacturer: Perth Mint
Dimensions: 40.6 mm
Weight (grams): 31.103
Fineness: 999

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Each 1 ounce bullion coin will be delivered in an individual coin capsule by fully insured royal mail
• Prices are all inclusive, discounts for multiple item purchases are automatically applied at the cart stage of your transaction
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