Description
Why purchase this 2023 Germania Mint Mythical Forest Series 1 oz Silver Beech Leaf Medal?
Trees are important figures in German lore, and the Germania Mint’s Mythical Forest Series encapsulates this theme. This fourth issue in the series features a beech leaf. The beech tree represents law, longevity, and wisdom, and people believed that its crown was inhabited by the Slavic god of fire and sunlight, Svarog.
- This piece was struck from 1 oz of 999.9 fine silver.
- The medal is a product of the Germania Mint and is not legal tender.
- This piece has an ornamental face value of 5 Mark, a reference to the German currency prior to the country’s adoption of the Euro.
- This is the fourth and final release in the Mythical Forest Series.
- The medal will arrive in Brilliant Uncirculated condition.
- This issue is part of a maximum mintage of 25,000 pieces.
- A certificate of authenticity is included.
Stunning Beech Leaf Design
Obverse: A beech leaf and its flower feature on the obverse. The fruit was once used to induce hallucinations. Along the rim are inscriptions of the name of the coin, “BEECH LEAF,” and its weight and purity, “1 OZ 999.9 FINE SILVER.”
Reverse: On the reverse is a two-headed eagle, which represents the past and future. The bird holds lightning bolts, which represent the power of creation and destruction, in its talons. Encircling the image is a rim frame that bears the inscriptions “GERMANIA,” “2023,” and the ornamental denomination “5 MARK.”
