Silver Fifty Grams 2021 Moon Rabbit, Coin from Niue - detailed information

This coin was issued in Niue.

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This spectacular Silver coin portraits the Moon Rabbit. The Moon Rabbit is a mythical figure who lives on the Moon in Far Eastern folklore, based on pareidolia interpretations that identify the dark markings on the near side of the Moon as a rabbit.Have you ever noticed the figure of a rabbit on the surface of the Moon? The relief of the Moon’s surface repeats the shapes of the animal and is surrounded by many legends connected with the origin of this optical phenomenon.

Jade stone insert in the antique finish
50 grams of pure silver
Very limited mintage of 500 pcs.

The earliest mention of the Moon Rabbit can be found in Chinese legends, written in ancient China during the Western Han Dynasty. In the collection of poems “Verses of the Chu”, it goes about a Moon Rabbit that lives in the Moon Palace and all year round, crushes in a mortar potion of immortality.

Some poets of the Han dynasty often called the lunar rabbit as a “jade rabbit”, that is why the coin is decorated with a jade inset. The legend of the Moon Rabbit permeates art and culture through time.

An awesome coin depicting the Moon Rabbit, which is still pounding the elixir of life in its pestle and is up there in the Moon for everyone on Earth to see during the nights of the full moon!

SPECIFICATION
Country Niue
Denomination 2 Dollars
Year 2021
Quality Antiqued Finish
Material Silver 999/1000
Weight (g) 50 g
Diameter 50 mm
Mintage pcs 500
Certificate (COA) Yes
Presentation case (box) YesCountry Niue. This spectacular Silver coin portraits the Moon Rabbit. In the collection of poems “Verses of the Chu”, it goes about a Moon Rabbit that lives in the Moon Palace and all year round, crushes in a mortar potion of immortality.