Niue – 2020 – 10 Dollar – Guan Yin Goddess of Mercy with 1000 hands

Description

THEME The 8 Protectors are a group of 8 Buddhist deities that serve as the protectors of the 12 zodiac animals it is associated
with along with the people born in that animal year. Among the eight, four guards the four cardinal directions while the other four
guard the four semi-directions. The Goddess of Mercy with One Thousand Hands, who protects the Rat of the zodiacs, is often
worshipped and prayed to for avoiding illness, eye problems, and blindness. The different objects held in the deity hands are tools
of salvation and symbolizes the diversity of the deity’s many salvific roles.

DESIGN The 5 oz fine-silver coin is strucked in a
new minting technique that combines another layer
of 28.5 oz of copper resulting in super ultra high relief
while being topped off with silver antique finishing.
The collectible highlights the bodhisattva as the focal
point on the reverse with many of the thousand hands
with title surrounding the character. While the
obverse features a “bagua/8 symbols” with a wheel
of 12 zodiac animals, with the Rat highlighted as the
animal the bodhisattva is protecting in the year 2020,
finished with a round shaped yinyang as the backdrop
for the legal tender.

八大守護神系列之千手千眼观世音菩萨。八大守護神是十
二生肖各自都会有其中的守護神爲本命佛。千手千眼观世音菩萨是属鼠之人的本命佛，那是因为属鼠之人与菩萨的感應力最强，磁场最
接近，就如大家所知的老鼠聪明伶俐。千手千眼观世音菩萨以四十二手爲千手，其手中各有一眼，并爲千眼。千手表示大慈悲的无量廣大，
千眼代表智慧的圆满无碍。属鼠之人供奉的護法善神“千手千眼观世音菩萨”且能使个人逢凶化吉，事業順利，平安健康。正所謂“身体健
康事業興，阖家安康万事旺”。