2024 Barbados $5 3-oz Silver Medusa 3D Shaped Antiqued Coin

Do You Dare Gaze At The Face Of Medusa?

If you’ve ever read the story about how looking into the face of Medusa could turn you to stone, then perhaps you had better look at the coin with one eye closed and out of the corner of your other eye. That’s because this three-dimensional shaped and antiqued coin is so lifelike that after one look, you’ll have to pinch yourself to make sure you haven’t turned to stone after all! Spoiler alert—you WON’T, but with a mintage of just 499 struck for worldwide release, you’d best not have feet of clay, or you could miss out on adding one of these fabulous legal-tender coins to your collection!

The Exotic Face Of Medusa Struck In Pure Silver

This jaw-dropping coin was struck in three ounces of highly pure 99.9% fine silver and looks like it’s the head of a centuries old statue recovered from underneath the rubble of an ancient Greek temple. But can you imagine unearthing THIS artifact? It’s like an ancient two-face with one half of the face representing the beauty that Medusa once possessed while the other half shows a hideous scarred monster with snakes writhing in her hair, razor-sharp fangs, and an evil eye searching out its next victim. The coin’s unique antique finish imbues the coin with an “old world” feel and it’s further augmented with rose gold-plated roses in the hair of her beautiful half and a blood-red crystal inset in the eye of her monster half.

Birth Of A Hideous Snake-Haired Monster

One of three Gorgon sisters, Medusa was once a beautiful maiden. According to Greek mythology, she slipped up big time and incurred the wrath of the goddess Athena for sleeping with Poseidon in Athena’s temple. As punishment, Athena turned Medusa into a hideous snake-haired monster. As further punishment, any man who dared to look at Medusa was turned to stone. That didn’t stop the Greeks from gazing at her over and over again, however, as Medusa’s horrific face appeared on dozens of coins that circulated throughout the ancient Greek world.

Act Fast; This Limited Mintage Will Not Be Around For Long

One may question why the face of a creature that could turn people into stone would appear on coins, but there’s no questioning the exquisite craftsmanship exhibited on this impressive coin that pays tribute to one of the most famous and oft-repeated stories from Greek Mythology. Released on behalf of Barbados, an independent British Commonwealth nation located on an island in the eastern Caribbean, this 2024-dated legal-tender $5 coin will come beautifully housed in its original mint packaging that includes a pedestal-like display stand and a mint-issued Certificate of Authenticity. Again, with just 499 of these 2024 Barbados $5 Three-Ounce Silver Medusa 3D Shaped Antiqued Coins struck for worldwide release, this limited mintage will not be around for long.

COIN HIGHLIGHTS:

• TRIBUTE TO THE MYTHOLOGICAL STORY OF MEDUSA – This three-dimensional shaped coin depicts the face of the Greek Gorgon Medusa, who could turn anyone to stone if they dared look at her. One half of the design shows her original human hair adorned with roses while the monster half displays writhing snakes and protruding fangs from her mouth. The coin’s obverse shows the Barbados Coat of Arms.
• SELECTIVE ROSE GOLD GILDING WITH CRYSTAL INLAY – Featuring selective rose gold gilding on the roses with a blood red crystal Inlay on the monster side of her face, this coin effectively captures the two sides of Medusa’s personality—beautiful woman on one half of the design and soul-devouring monster on the other half.
• STRUCK IN HIGHLY PURE SILVER – Each Medusa 3D Shaped Coin was struck in three ounces of highly pure 99.9% fine silver and measures approximately 40 mm in diameter.
• LEGAL-TENDER COIN – These 2024-dated Three-Ounce Silver Medusa 3D Shaped Coins are $5 legal tender in the island nation of Barbados.
• UNIQUE ANTIQUED FINISH – Your 2024 Barbados $5 Three-Ounce Silver Medusa 3D Shaped Coin comes with a unique antique finish. This type of finish is typically applied by hand, meaning that no two coins are exactly alike.
• EXTREMELY SMALL LIMITED EDITION – The limited mintage for the 2024 Barbados $5 Three-Ounce Silver Medusa 3D Shaped Antiqued Coin has been set at just 499 for worldwide release.

Spice up your fine art collection with this 2024 Barbados $5 Three-Ounce Silver Medusa 3D Shaped Antiqued Coin. Just 499 of these highly pure 99.9% silver coins were struck for worldwide release so secure yours now before they’re all gone!