Zodiac Signs: Aries, Macedonia, 2015, 21g

Description

“Aries” is the ninth coin from the series “Zodiac signs” issued by the National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia.

Obverse
In the centre of the upper part of the coin coat of arms of the Republic of Macedonia. Around the coin inscriptions and symbols: “Republic of Macedonia” (In Macedonian), symbols of the planets: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, “2015”, “10 denars” (in Macedonian), the hallmark “Ag 925”, symbol of the planets: Saturn, Uranus , Neptune and Pluto. In the centre of the coin: on the left an image of the sun, on the right an image of the moon, hourglass in the middle.

Reverse
On the left hand side there is a picture of the Aries’ head. The horn of the Aries surrounds a round cobalt glass insert having an Aries constellation printed on it, being placed on the left hand side of the coin. At the bottom there is the symbol of the Aries Zodiac sign printed on a bell, and “ARIES” – the name of this Zodiac sign in Latin. The whole composition is surrounded by an ornament, along the perimeter. Chosen elements of the relief (including the Aries symbol, horn, and partially hair ) are gold painted.