Diwali 1-oz Silver Medal w/Gold Gilding

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Diwali is the most important Hindu holiday of the year when the faithful celebrate a spiritual victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance. Nowhere is it celebrated as extravagantly as it is in India where rows clay lamps are lit outside homes to symbolize the inner light that protects from spiritual darkness. Aptly named the “Festival of Lights,” Diwali will be celebrated for five days in 2020 beginning on November 14.

In the lead-up to Diwali, celebrants prepare by cleaning, renovating, and festooning their homes and workplaces with diya lamps and decorative rangoli patterns. To help celebrate the holiday, Australia’s prestigious Perth Mint has struck a beautiful medallion that’s sure to be a hit with Hindus and non-Hindus alike.

Crafted in a full ounce of highly pure 99.99% silver, it features Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth and prosperity, sitting on a large lotus flower while holding smaller lotus flowers in each hand. Coins are seen flowing from her into a bowl at her feet. To make the design even more impressive, the artisans at the Perth Mint have gilded Lakshmi in 24-karat gold. The medallion’s weight and fineness are inscribed below the design with the words “happy” and “Diwali” appearing on either side of the goddess along with The Perth Mint’s traditional ‘P’ mintmark to the right of the design. The medal’s obverse displays a diya oil lamp surrounded by flower petals in a rangoli-inspired pattern.

Your Diwali One-Ounce Silver Medal will come beautifully housed in its original government packaging that consists of a contemporary latex case accompanied by a beautifully illustrated shipper along with a mint-issued Certificate of Authenticity.

• TRIBUTE TO HINDU NEW YEAR’S FESTIVAL – This coin pays tribute to the Diwali, the most important Hindu holiday of the year. It depicts Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth and prosperity on the reverse while the obverse displays a diya oil lamp surrounded by flower petals in a rangoli-inspired pattern.
• STRUCK IN HIGHLY PURE SILVER – Each Diwali Silver Medal measures 40.9 mm in diameter and was struck in a full ounce 99.99% pure silver and augmented with selective 24-larat gold gilding.
• ORIGINAL GOVERNMENT PACKAGING – Your Diwali One-Ounce Silver Medal will come housed in its original government packaging that consists of a latex case accompanied by an illustrated shipper along with a Certificate of Authenticity.

Diwali is a festival of new beginnings. What better way to begin the new year than with this fabulous Diwali One-Ounce Silver Medal from Australia’s world-famous Perth Mint. Click one for everyone on your list for a thoughtful gift this holiday season!