Silver Two Ounces 2021 Ancient Calendars - Egyptian, Coin from Niue - detailed information

The obverse of the coin shows 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).

Around the effigy is the monarch's legend, the date of issue and the value: ELIZABETH II 2021 NIUE ISLAND 2 DOLLARS.

Above the denomination, the hallmark Ag 925 (92.5% silver, also known as Sterling Silver; "Ag" is abbreviated from Argentum, the Latin word for silver, and is internationally used to mark silver coins and jewellery), followed by the MW mint mark of the Mint of Poland (m over W), for Mennica Warszawska (Mint of Warsaw).

The background is decorated with Ancient Egyptian hyeroglyphs.

The surface of the reverse is divided into three concentric circular parts.

The outer rim is covered with Egyptian decorations.

The middle part is sand-coloured and shows twelve Egyptian deities representing the twelve months of the Egyptian calendar, grouped into 3 seasons, each season consisting of 4 months. The seasons and months are organised in clockwise direction, with the first season (of the Inundation/Flood) being at the bottom:
- Season of the Inundation or Flood: Seth, Osiris, Amun-Ra, Sekhmet
- Season of the Emergence: Horus, Isis, Geb, Mut
- Season of the Harvest or Low Water: Bastet, Anubis, Thoth, Hapi.

In the central part, the Eye of Horus hieroglyph within a triangle whose corners are prolonged and divide the middle and outer part into three equal pieces, representing the three seasons of the calendar. Outside each side of the triangle is a names of one of the season, written in hieroglyphs.