Niue – 2017 – 5 Dollars – The Choir of Angels – Gabriel

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Second coin in the Choir of Angels series. Gabriel: the Messenger of God.

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Issuing Country Niue
Year of Issue 2017
Face Value 5 Dollars
Metal Silver
Fineness (purity) 999/1000
Weight 65 gr.
Diameter 50 mm
Quality Antique
Mintage 1000
Scope of Delivery Box
Certificate
Special features Mountain crysta insert

Description

Gabriel is an angel who serves as a messenger for God to certain people. He is one of the three archangels and is mentioned in both the Old and the New Testaments of the Bible. First, in the Old Testament, Gabriel appears to the prophet Daniel to explain his visions. Gabriel is described as, “one who looked like man,” as he interprets Daniel’s visions. He speaks to Daniel while he is sleeping. After Gabriel’s first visit, Daniel becomes tired and sick for days. Gabriel later visits Daniel again providing him with more insight and understanding in an answered prayer. In the New Testament, Gabriel, described as “an angel of the Lord,” first appears to Zacharias, the father of John the Baptist. He tells him, “Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.” After Elizabeth conceived and was six months pregnant, Gabriel appears again. The Book of Luke states he was sent from God to Nazareth to visit the virgin married to a man named Joseph. Gabriel said to Mary, “Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.” Gabriel told Mary she would conceive from The Holy Ghost and the baby will be the Son of God. Gabriel’s attributes are the Archangel; he is clothed in blue or white; and is seen carrying a lily, a trumpet, a shining lantern, a branch from Paradise, a scroll or a scepter.