2011 $5 Dollars Gold 14 Karats - The Ancient 7 Wonders - 7 Coins - Solomon Islands

This exclusive set includes 7 small gold coins each depicting the 7 wonders of the ancient world:
• Pyramid of Giza
• Babylon Garden
• Temple of Artemis
• Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
• Colossus at Rhodes
• The lighthouse of Alexandria
• The statue of Zeus

The 7 coins can be offered individually in a subscription program or all in one in a luxury wooden box with a specialmade certificate.

Hanging Gardens in Babylon
According to a well-known legend, the25 to 30 metre high hanging gardens werebuilt to please the mythical Assyrian-Babylonian beauty Semiramis who livedaround 775 B. C.

Colossus of Rhodes
In honour of the patron god Helios, theRhodians constructed the Colossus of Rhodesin around 290 B. C. This 35 metre high bronzestatue collapsed during an earthquake about66 years after its completion.

Temple of Artemis
The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus was thelargest and most elaborate temple of theancient world. Its construction on marshyground took more than 120 years and wasnot completed until 440 B.C.

Lighthouse of Alexandria
The architect Sostratos built the Great Lighthouseof Alexandria in the time around 279 B.C.The lighthouse stood for centuries, first andforemost as a beacon to travellers and next as atribute to the greatness of Hellenic civilization.

Mausoleum of Maussollos
In Halicarnassus on the southwest coast ofAsia Minor, King Mausolus (377–353 B. C.)had a monumental tomb built for himself. TheMausoleum was completed around 350 D.C.,three years after King Mausolus' death.

Statue of Zeus at Olympia
The Statue Zeus at Olympia was completedby 435 B. C. With a height of 12 metres thestatue had an amazing appearance. It wasmade of ivory and gold-plated bronze.

Great Pyramid of Giza
The great Pyramid of Giza with a height ofaround 147 metres, is the sole remaining worldwonder from the ancient world. This highestconstruction of its time was built between theyears 2590 and 2470 B.C.

SPECIFICATIONS

Product Number
117088
Mintage
7,000
Composition
.585 Gold / 24-Karat gold-plated
Weight
0.5 g
Edge
serrated
Certificate
non-serialized
Face Value
5 dollars
Finish
proof
Artist
Markus Hopfinger (reverse)