2022 Silver 2 oz Fiji Descent of the Spirit Biblical Series Coin

Scottsdale Biblical Series: Descent of the Spirit

Scottsdale Mint undertook this phenomenal 10-year project in 2015 issuing multiple releases each year. This wonderful 2022 Scottsdale Mint Biblical Series: Descent of the Spirit release has a mintage of 1,499 pieces and features a high-relief, rimless design. These limited mintage collectibles are inspired by the wood-engraved illustrations of Gustave Doré, the French master craftsman and artist.

Highlights

• Scottsdale Biblical Series: Descent of the Spirit 2 oz  Silver Coin.
• Contains 2 oz of .999 fine Silver.
• Struck in an incredibly stunning rimless, high-relief antique finish.
• Extremely limited mintage of 1,499.
• Each 2 oz coin is packaged in a gift box patterned after a Bible.
• Includes a Certificate of Authenticity printed on an antiqued style paper with the Biblical text from the Gospel of John, 19:7-16 (NLT2).
• Obverse: Features the Raphael Maklouf likeness of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II surrounded by weight, purity, and face value.
• Reverse: Features a reproduction of Gustave Doré's wood-engraved illustration of the spirit (as a dove)descending to the twelve apostles. "DESCENT OF THE SPIRIT" is engraved at the bottom.
• Edge: Laser-etched serial number, from 1 to 1499, which matches the serial number found on the included certificate of authenticity.
• Individually housed in a card with an assay certificate.

Inspiration for the Biblical Series

Born in Strasbourg, France in 1832, Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré, almost immediately demonstrated advanced giftedness as an artist. By age 15, he was well on his way to a lifelong career as an illustrator, printmaker, and sculptor. His chosen medium was wood engraving, although his paintings brought high acclaim during his life, and continue to this day. Among his most well-known and celebrated works are his 241 wood engravings of many of the key events recorded in the Bible (1866).

The inspiration of Scottsdale Mint's Biblical coins series designs is drawn directly from Gustave Doré's Bible engravings. Scottsdale's creative team did not seek merely to copy Doré's originals to the coins. Rather, remaining true to the originals, they transformed each scene into the new medium of high-relief, antique-finish, silver coinage. Their work is nothing short of breathtaking! This "Descent of the Spirit" is an amazing example.