Silver Five Ounces 2021 Universal Goddess - Kali, 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 part of the Universal Goddess series by the Czech Mint, and features Kali.

The Mint says about it:
The Hindu goddess Kali is a dark, bloodthirsty woman with dishevelled hair, a lolling tongue, a necklace of skulls and a skirt made of human hands... The goddess of anger, change and death may evoke revulsion in us - especially when she holds a freshly severed head and a bloody sword - but among Hindus she enjoys immeasurable respect. Kali is the goddess of contrasts - a personification of nature that gives and takes away. She is naked, yet brimming with power. She evokes fear but also amazement. She is both seductive and repulsive. Although she has a terrifying appearance, she is in fact, above all, the protector of all life. As a loving mother, she destroys what might threaten our divine mission. Her seemingly threatening gestures express protection and kindness, her flowing hair signifies unbridled freedom. The horn of human hands represents the pleasure of the fruits of labour, and the head separated from the body symbolises the ego one must get rid of in order to attain enlightenment.

Because life and death are intertwined, and one gives birth to the other, Kali is not only the embodiment of great protection, but also of destruction and chaos. Only she can awaken within herself the power to destroy evil demons. Once she is on the rampage, there is nothing in the world that can stop her actions - except perhaps her counterpart Shiva.