Niue - 2024 - 5 Dollars - Excalibur / Legendary Swords Series

Niue – 2024 – 5 Dollars – Excalibur / Legendary Swords Series

Name: Niue - 2024 - 5 Dollars - Excalibur / Legendary Swords Series
Availability: PreOrder

€ 275.00

This item will be released on June 28, 2024.

Available on backorder

Category: Niue Tags: king arthur, legend, sword, warrior

Specifications
Description

Issuing Country	Niue
Year of Issue	2024
Face Value	5 Dollars
Metal	Silver
Fineness (purity)	999/1000
Weight	2 oz
Diameter	45 mm
Quality	Antique
Mintage	500 pcs.
Scope of Delivery	Box Certificate
Special features	gold plated

Description

Niue presents its first issue of new series – Legendary Swords, and its first piece of this series. It is a 999,9 coin of 2 oz with an antique finish and gold plated on the main face.

One of the most famous swords in European legends, the Excalibur belonged to King Arthur. In Arthurian legends, the magical sword protected the king and his knights. There are varying accounts on how he obtained the sword, but it retains its significance in every story.

When Arthur was old enough to claim his inheritance, the wizard Merlin took him to a sword in a massive rock. Magically embedded by Merlin, the sword could only be removed by the rightful king of Britain. Many knights failed in drawing the sword from the stone, but Arthur succeeded and revealed his destiny.

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