5 nzd New seven wonders of the world - Machu Picchu 10pcs 1/10 oz gold proof

2024 Niue 5 Dollars Gold Coin New Seven Wonders: Machu Picchu

The Czech Mint presents the third issue in its acclaimed series dedicated to the New Seven Wonders of the World this time honouring the lost Inca citadel of Machu Picchu.

Designed with investors in mind, this release packages a full troy ounce of gold across ten identical individual coins. The perforated sealed packaging allows you to divide the set easily, giving you the flexibility to sell part of your investment while retaining the rest.

The Lost Citadel of the Incas

Hidden 2,430 metres high in the Peruvian Andes, Machu Picchu escaped the destruction brought by European conquistadors. Its precisely fitted granite walls some blocks weighing over 50 tons stand without mortar, so tight that not even a knife blade can pass between them. Though the Incas had no wheel, they shaped and moved stone with impossible precision. Abandoned for reasons still unknown, the city was swallowed by jungle for centuries before its rediscovery in 1911. Today, it stands as the crowning achievement of Inca engineering.

The Coin

The reverse, designed by Ludmila Kracíková, DiS., depicts the iconic mountain settlement with the inscription MACHU PICCHU. The shared obverse unites all seven wonders: Christ the Redeemer, Petra, Chichén Itzá, the Colosseum, the Taj Mahal, Machu Picchu, and the Great Wall of China. As the Czech Mint issues under Niue licence, the obverse also bears Niue’s national emblem and a face value of 5 DOLLARS (NZD).

Key Specifications:

Issuing Authority: Niue (under Czech Mint licence)

Denomination: 5 Dollars (NZD)

Metal: Gold

Total Weight: 1 troy ounce (divided across 10 coins)

Packaging: Perforated divisible sheet

Designer: Ludmila Kracíková, DiS. (reverse)

Year of Issue: 2024

A masterpiece of ancient engineering, struck in modern gold flexible, enduring, and rich with history.