Description
Metal Silver
Purity 0.999 (99.9%)
Weight 2 Troy Ounces (62,2 g)
Diameter 50 mm
Attributes Antique Finish, Aquamarine Inlay, 3D Relief, UV Printing, Numbered
Mintage 300
Packaging Elegant Box and CoA
This new 2-ounce silver coin is part of the “Four Elementals” series. The reverse of the coin features an artistic image of the mythological creature Undine, the symbol of the element water and an aquamarine crystal inlay. The obverse of the coin features the Coat of Arms of Cameroon and the inscriptions: “REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN,” “2000 FRANCS CFA” and “2024.” All around the obverse, there are four elements representing one of each elemental that is a part of the series.
It has an incredible 3D Relief, hand-made antique finish and special UV printing. Each coin is marked by its individual serial number, ensuring its authenticity. The coin itself is enclosed in an elegant box, including the Certificate with a mintage of only 300 pieces.
Background
Undines are a category of elemental beings associated with water, stemming from the alchemical writings of Paracelsus. Later writers developed the undine into a water nymph, and it continues to live in modern literature and art through such adaptations as Danish Hans Christian Andersen’s 1837 “The Little Mermaid” and the 1811 novella Undine by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué.
Undines are almost invariably depicted as being female, which is consistent with the ancient Greek idea that water is a female element. They are usually found in forest pools and waterfalls, and their beautiful singing voices, are sometimes heard over the sound of water. What undines lack, compared to humans, is a soul. Marriage with a human shortens their lives on Earth, but earns them an immortal human soul.
