Silver Five Ounces 2020 Universal Gods - Zeus, Coin from Niue - detailed information

Niue, a sovereign state in free association with New Zealand, uses two official legal tender currencies. The New Zealand Dollar is the circulation currency for daily transactions, while the government also authorises legal tender coins in the Niue Dollar currency for collector's purposes.

A number of mints issue a large variety of commemorative, bullion and collector coins under the authority of Niue. These coins are dedicated to historical or general popular culture themes not related to Niue itself. Many of them are in standard bullion sizes - including this very large five ounces of silver format (abbreviated as 5 oz Ag, where "Ag" comes from the Latin word for silver, Argentum).

This silver coin is the first issue in the Universal Gods series by the Czech Mint, and is dedicated to Zeus.

The Mint says about it:
Many years have passed since the polytheistic religions flourished in every corner of the world; however, they are still in the spotlight. Therefore the Czech Mint dedicated a series of commemorative coins to the ancient deity of the Greek, Scandinavian, Slavic, South American and Egyptian pantheon. First of all, Greek Zeus appears in pure silver. The supreme deity of ancient Greece embodies order. It rules not only the people but also the other gods from the top of Mount Olympus. Zeus does not hesitate to intervene in the lives of mortals. He will send thunder and lightning to those who dislike him, but he can also love. Especially women. He torments his divine wife Hera by love affairs. He rarely appears in real form - he likes transformation and seduces his chosen ones in all possible forms. If there were no love escapades, the world would be deprived of a number of gods, demigods and heroes - for example, the most powerful man Heracles or Helen, the most beautiful woman of the ancient world.

Despite his divine power, Zeus is not omniscient or omnipotent, and is not infallible at all. Like all the gods of the Greek pantheon, he has good and bad human qualities - he can be kind, generous and righteous, but at the same time he has a great ego, can get easily angry and can be vengeful, which Prometheus experienced himself.