Gold Ounce 2021 Wonders of the World - Great Pyramid of Giza, Coin from Niue - detailed information

The obverse of the coin shows at its centre 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).

The effigy is smaller than usual and is surrounded by a wide rim divided by depictions of Greek columns into eight sectors. Seven of these depict the seven wonders of the ancient world: the Egyptian pyramids, the Hanging Gardens of Semiramis, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes and the Lighthouse on the island of Pharos. In the eighth sector below, on five lines the monarch's legend, face value and date of issue: NIUE ISLAND 50 DOLLARS ELIZABETH II 2021.

Near the rim below left, the mint mark of the Czech Mint - a crowned monogram of the letters ČM (Česká mincovna).

The reverse design shows a view towards the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, with another pyramid in the background and the edge of another pyramid in the foreground.

On two lines around below left, the inscription THE GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA.

The designer's monogram PB (for Petra Brodská) is overlaid on a stone below, near the A of GIZA.

Finish: proof.
Packaging: in black leather presentation box, with a Certificate of Authenticity in Czech, Slovak and English.
Czech Mint Product Code: 75928-611
Release date: March 2021.
Issue price: 51,990 CZK, 1,993.90 EUR

Coins in the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World series issued for Niue:
- 1 oz Gold, The Great Pyramid of Giza, 2021
- 1/10 oz Gold, The Great Pyramid of Giza, 2021
- 1 oz Gold, The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, 2021
- 1/10 oz Gold, The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, 2021
- 1 oz Gold, The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, 2022
- 1/10 oz Gold, The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, 2022
- 1 oz Gold, The Statue of Zeus at Olympia, 2022
- 1/10 oz Gold, The Statue of Zeus at Olympia, 2022
- 1 oz Gold, The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, 2022
- 1/10 oz Gold, The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, 2022
- 1 oz Gold, The Colossus of Rhodes, 2023
- 1/10 oz Gold, The Colossus of Rhodes, 2023