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2019 $5 Niue ZHAO YUN Ancient Chinese Warrior 2 Oz Silver Coin

2019 $5 Niue ZHAO YUN Ancient Chinese Warrior 2 Oz Silver Coin

REMEMBER THIS COIN IS PRE ORDER FOR END OF APRIL OR MIDDLE MAY 2019… This is the first coin of the series called “Ancient Chinese”. The first coin of the series is ZHAO YUN. Which is minted in outstanding high relief. A Chinese warrior of the third century, Zhao Yun is pretty well known in China, but less so elsewhere, although coin collectors are used to learning about some of these ancient gods, myths and historical figures from this hugely impressive numismatic genre. The warrior on horseback isn’t a new idea, but it’s rarely been realised so well as it has here. The spear has lent the artwork a sense of perspective often missing from lesser examples. The obverse carries the obligatory mugshot of QEII, but set against a backdrop of Chinese dragons. Again, this looks great and the mint is to be commended for its work customising what is usually a drab face, as it has with previously in similar series. We’ve not seen packaging yet, but it will come in a wooden box and the mintage is capped at 500 pieces. Zhao Yun (died 229), was a military general who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty and early Three Kingdoms period of China. Originally a subordinate of the northern warlord Gongsun Zan, Zhao Yun later came to serve another warlord, Liu Bei, and had since accompanied him on most of his military exploits, from the Battle of Changban (208) to the Hanzhong Campaign (217-219). He continued serving in the state of Shu Han – founded by Liu Bei in 221 – in the Three Kingdoms period and participated in the first of the Northern Expeditions until his death in 229. While many facts about Zhao Yun’s life remain unclear due to limited information in historical sources, some aspects and activities in his life have been dramatised or exaggerated in folklore and fiction. In the 14th-century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he was lauded as a member of the Five Tiger Generals under Liu Bei. Zhao Yun’s original biography in the Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi), written by Chen Shou in the third century, is only 346 Chinese characters long. In the fifth century, Pei Songzhi added annotations from the Zhao Yun Biezhuan to Zhao Yun’s biography in the Sanguozhi, providing a relatively clear, though still incomplete picture of Zhao Yun’s life. Country: Niue Year: 2019 Metal: Silver Face Value. 999 Weight: 62.2g – 2 Oz Diameter: 45 mm Finish: 24kt Gold Plated, Antique Finish And Ultra High Relief. Mintage: 500 Pcs In The World Certificate COA: Yes Presentation Case: Yes. The item “2019 $5 Niue ZHAO YUN Ancient Chinese Warrior 2 Oz Silver Coin” is in sale since Wednesday, February 27, 2019. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ World\Commemorative”. The seller is “coinmaster83″ and is located in Pleasantville, New Jersey. This item can be shipped worldwide.
  • Year: 2019
  • Modified Item: No
  • Grade: Ungraded
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Niue
  • Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
  • Certification: Coa
  • Composition: Silver
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3rd March
2019
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2019 2 Oz Silver Niue $2 SAMURAI Warriors Antique Finish Ultra High Relief Coin

2019 2 Oz Silver Niue $2 SAMURAI Warriors Antique Finish Ultra High Relief Coin

2019 2 Oz Silver Niue $2 SAMURAI Warriors Antique Finish Ultra High Relief Coin

2019 2 Oz Silver Niue $2 SAMURAI Warriors Antique Finish Ultra High Relief Coin

2019 2 Oz Silver Niue $2 SAMURAI Warriors Antique Finish Ultra High Relief Coin

DESCRIPTION FIRST COIN ON THE SERIE OF WARRIORS. In Japanese, they are usually referred to as bushi , b. According to translator William Scott Wilson: In Chinese, the character was originally a verb meaning’to wait upon’,’accompany persons’ in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau. In both countries the terms were nominalized to mean’those who serve in close attendance to the nobility’, the Japanese term saburaibeing the nominal form of the verb. According to Wilson, an early reference to the word samuraiappears in the Kokin Wakash (905914), the first imperial anthology of poems, completed in the first part of the 10th century. By the end of the 12th century, samurai became almost entirely synonymous with bushi, and the word was closely associated with the middle and upper echelons of the warrior class. The samurai were usually associated with a clan and their lord, and were trained as officers in military tactics and grand strategy. While the samurai numbered less than 10% of then Japan’s population, their teachings can still be found today in both everyday life and in modern Japanese martial arts. Following the Battle of Hakusukinoe against Tang China and Silla in 663 AD which led to a retreat from Korean affairs, Japan underwent widespread reform. One of the most important was that of the Taika Reform, issued by Prince Naka-no-e (Emperor Tenji) in 646 AD. This edict allowed the Japanese aristocracy to adopt the Tang dynasty political structure, bureaucracy, culture, religion, and philosophy. As part of the Taih Code of 702 AD, and the later Yr Code, the population was required to report regularly for the census, a precursor for national conscription. With an understanding of how the population was distributed, Emperor Monmu introduced a law whereby 1 in 34 adult males were drafted into the national military. This was one of the first attempts by the Imperial government to form an organized army modeled after the Chinese system. It was called “Gundan-Sei” (ja:) by later historians and is believed to have been short-lived. [citation needed] The Taih Code classified most of the Imperial bureaucrats into 12 ranks, each divided into two sub-ranks, 1st rank being the highest adviser to the Emperor. Those of 6th rank and below were referred to as “samurai” and dealt with day-to-day affairs. Although these “samurai” were civilian public servants, the modern word is believedby whom? To have derived from this term. Military men, however, would not be referred to as “samurai” for many more centuries. 999 Weight: 2 Oz – 62.2g Diameter: 50 mm Mintage: 500 Pcs Worldwide Finish: 24K GOLD GILDED, ULTRA HIGH RELIEF, ANTIQUE FINISH. Certificate COA: Yes Box: Yes. Track Page Views With. Auctiva’s FREE Counter. The item “2019 2 Oz Silver Niue $2 SAMURAI Warriors Antique Finish Ultra High Relief Coin” is in sale since Thursday, January 31, 2019. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ World\Australia & Oceania\South Pacific”. The seller is “luispapi1983″ and is located in Absecon, New Jersey. This item can be shipped worldwide.
  • Year: 2019
  • Modified Item: No
  • Grade: Ungraded
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Niue
  • Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Composition: Silver
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