St. Helena Athenian Owl 2024 Silver Coin, 1 oz.

The coin, with its image, refers to ancient tetradrachms.

A tetradrachma is an ancient Greek silver coin commonly used in various cities and regions. The term "tetradrachma" comes from the Greek words "tetra," meaning four, and "drachma," which was the standard unit of currency in ancient Greece. Thus, a tetradrachma is a coin equivalent to four drachmas. These coins were usually large and made of silver, displaying various designs and symbols associated with the issuing city. The most famous tetradrachma is the Athenian one, which featured the image of the goddess Athena on one side and an owl, a symbol of wisdom, on the other. The presented coin refers by its design to this very coin.

The reverse of the silver coin shows us an image known from ancient tetradrachms, an Athenian owl sitting on a branch. In the background we see the moon and an olive branch. On the right side we see the symbol used on the original ancient coins. The obverse shows us the left profile of King Charles II along with the year of issue and denomination,

Bullion product, distributed by the manufacturer in original mint tubes - coins may have imperfections due to the fact of shipping in a tube. Imperfections do not affect the value of the coin, which is determined based on the silver rate.