Silver coin The legend of King Arthur - Excalibur and Lady of the Lake proof Cz

Description

King Arthur
The second silver coin of the Czech Mint from a four-part miniseries inspired by
the legend of King Arthur
commemorates the story of the
Lady of the Lake and the sword named Excalibur.
Two legendary blades
, which are often confused, are associated with Arthur's fate. The first is known as
the sword in the stone
. Legend says that this weapon was struck in a rock, from which,
only the true heir to the throne
could free it according to the prophecy of the
wizard Merlin
. A series of noble lords tried in vain, however, the simple
squire Arthur
, who had no idea of his noble origins, succeeded. When
King Arthur
broke his sword in battle with King Pellinor, Merlin led him to the
Lady of the Lake
. This fairy gave Arthur a new sword, which provided his owner with extraordinary power - he made him an invincible warrior and an
indisputable king of all the British
. A miraculous blade called
Excalibur
served Arthur faithfully for a long time and helped him to overthrow his fateful sock Mordred in the battle of Camlann. However, the king himself was mortally wounded, and since no one else was worthy of holding his legendary weapon, it was returned to the lake.
The medal maker
Asamat Baltaev, DiS
.
, who is the author of the coin, depicted the
Lake Lady
, who emerges from the water and
passes Excalibur to Arthur
on the reverse side. Following the previous coin of the cycle, a cross is drawn in the background, which in combination with the circular circumference of the coin refers to the Celtic-Christian origin of the legend. The composition of the reverse side is supplemented with the English inscription
EXCALIBUR - LADY OF THE LAKE
. The obverse side of the coin then represents a mythical
round table
and is covered with the coats of arms of the Arthur´s knights. As the coins of the Czech Mint are licensed by the island of
Niue
, they also bear the name and portrait of Queen
Elizabeth II,
the nominal value of
1 DOLLAR
(NZD) and the year of issue
2021
.