Magic Lamp Coin, 1000 Nights
Aladdin and the Magic Lamp on gold and silver coins
This mysterious coin embodies the spirit of the fairytale collection, One Thousand and One Nights. Almost everyone is familiar with one of the most famous stories, Aladdin's Lamp. This tale revolves around finding a magic lamp that grants all your wishes! Of course, the hugely popular animated film featuring Aladdin and his lamp helped bring the story to a more modern audience.
This 1-ounce Proof-coated piece showcases the magic of the lamp like never before on a coin! The lamp is depicted resting on the sand with dunes in the background against a backdrop of a starry night sky. Note the detailed three desert travelers to the left of the lamp. The Proof finish creates a striking contrast with the gilded lamp. The sophisticated coloring of the mysterious smoke emanating from the lamp adds a unique touch to this piece.
Only 1,001 of these unique coins were minted. Weighing one ounce and measuring 33 mm in diameter, they have a face value of $5. You'll have to do more than just rub the lamp to make a wish! This special edition will also be available in a half-gram gold version, featuring the unique shape of the lamp! It will be available alongside a 1-ounce silver coin or as a standalone piece.
This is the beginning of one of the world's most famous fairy tales: "Aladdin and the Magic Lamp." It tells the story of a poor boy who is used by an evil sorcerer to risk his life in order to retrieve a magic lamp from a treasure cave. However, by chance, Aladdin discovers the lamp's secret himself: inside the lamp is a powerful genie, with whose help the poor boy not only escapes the cave but also wins the hand of the sultan's beautiful daughter and becomes the ruler of a kingdom.
The story of “Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp” is taken from the tales of One Thousand and One Nights, a classic of world literature that has become a model of Near Eastern fantasy for many. In fact, it is a collection of stories used by the beautiful Scheherazade to entertain her husband, containing tales from various cultures. The earliest of these dates back to late antiquity, around 250 AD.
It is worth noting that the pieces were specially minted by a company CIT It belonged to one of the most famous currency traders in Liechtenstein, and the minting process took place in Germany at the private mint called Middle Earth Mint and affiliated with the company BH Mayer's Kunstprägeanstalt In the city of Munich
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