Silver Three Ounces 2019 Notre Dame, Coin from Fiji - detailed information

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Silver 999. 3oz MANDALA ART V - GOTHIC Paris Notre Dame
Fifth coin in the MANDALA ART series!

FIJI 10 Dollars 2019 Limited Edition coin 3oz Silver 999 :: Ø50mm :: Thickness 0,5cm

HANDMADE ANTIQUE FINISH :: HIGH RELIEF :: RIMLESS :: SERIAL NUMBER

Dear Collector,

After the great sucess and sell-out of the Mandala previous issues ART MINT is proud to offer you the FIFTH ISSUE of Art Mints new "MANDALA ART" coin series.

The pure Silver 3oz coins are strictly limited to only 500 pieces worldwide and minted in special medalic High Relief technique featuring a precious GRAY NACRE gemstone and serial number on the edge.. Furthermore, they impress with their various engraved details and the sophisticated Handmade Antique Finish. A masterpiece of numismatic art!

Country: Fiji
Year: 2019
Face value: 10 Dollars
Metal: Silver 999.
Weight (g): 93.3 (3oz)
Size (mm): 50
Quality: Antique Finish
Mintage (pcs): 500
Certificate COA: Yes
Box: Yes

What is a Mandala?

The meaning of mandala comes from Sanskrit meaning "circle." It appears in the Rig Veda as the name of the sections of the work, but is also used in many other civilizations, religions and philosophies. Even though it may be dominated by squares or triangles, a mandala has a concentric structure. Mandalas offer balancing visual elements, symbolizing unity and harmony. The meanings of individual mandalas is usually different and unique to each mandala. The mandala pattern is used in many traditions. In the Americas, Indians have created medicine wheels and sand mandalas. The circular Aztec calendar was both a timekeeping device and a religious expression of ancient Aztecs. In Asia, the Taoist "yin-yang" symbol represents opposition as well as interdependence. Tibetan mandalas are often highly intricate illustrations of religious significance that are used for meditation. From Buddhist stupas to Muslim mosques and Christian cathedrals, the principle of a structure built around a center is a common theme in architecture. In common use, mandala has become a generic term for any diagram, chart or geometric pattern that represents the cosmos metaphysically or symbolically; a microcosm of the universe.

Representing the universe itself, a mandala is both the microcosm and the macrocosm, and we are all part of its intricate design. The mandala is more than an image seen with our eyes; it is an actual moment in time. It can be can be used as a vehicle to explore art, science, religion and life itself. Carl Jung said that a mandala symbolizes "a safe refuge of inner reconciliation and wholeness." It is "a synthesis of distinctive elements in a unified scheme representing the basic nature of existence."

GOTHIC ART

Gothic art was a style of medieval art that developed in Northern France out of Romanesque art in the 12th century AD, led by the concurrent development of Gothic architecture. It spread to all of Western Europe, and much of Southern and Central Europe, never quite effacing more classical styles in Italy. In the late 14th century, the sophisticated court style of International Gothic developed, which continued to evolve until the late 15th century. In many areas, especially Germany, Late Gothic art continued well into the 16th century, before being subsumed into Renaissance art. Primary media in the Gothic period included sculpture, panel painting, stained glass, fresco and illuminated manuscripts. The easily recognizable shifts in architecture from Romanesque to Gothic, and Gothic to Renaissance styles, are typically used to define the periods in art in all media, although in many ways figurative art developed at a different pace.

The word "Gothic" for art was initially used as a synonym for "Barbaric", and was therefore used pejoratively. Its critics saw this type of Medieval art as unrefined and too remote from the aesthetic proportions and shapes of Classical art.Even though it may be dominated by squares or triangles, a mandala has a concentric structure. The mandala pattern is used in many traditions. In Asia, the Taoist "yin-yang" symbol represents opposition as well as interdependence.