The Norse Gods - Frigg 2 Oz Antique Finish SIlver Coin Cook Islands
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:3834693 | Country/Region of Manufacture: Cook Islands |
| Year: 2016 | Certification: Certificate of Authenticity from Mint |
| Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated |
FRIGG Norse Gods High Relief 2 OzSilver Coin 10$ Cook Islands 2016Thisis the seventh Silver coin in the beautiful series “Norse Gods” and featuresthe wife of the major god Odin – Frigg. The coin is minted with an exceptionalHigh Relief technique creating a stunning visual effect and remarkable design, in Antique Finish quality and 2 ounces weight. The coin comes packaged in anattractive case, along with the Certificate of Authenticity. Limited mintage to1000 pcs worldwide. D...esign:Thecoin's reverse depicts Frigg, the goddess of love and fertility, but also thewife of Odin, dressed in a cloak of hank, in this way she can fly with Odin. Onthe top of the coin, the inscription: "NORSE GODS" and on bottom"FRIGG" – the name of the coin. The coin's obverse depicts the effigyof Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II, the issue year: “2016”, the face value:“10 Dollars” and the issue country: “Cook Islands”. Size:about 38mm in diameter and 6mm in thickness measured on the edge. Weight: 2troy oz., approximately 62.6 g. Frigg
Frigg sometimes Anglicized as “Frigga”, is the highest-ranking of the Aesirgoddesses. She’s the wife of Odin, the chief of the gods, and the mother ofBaldur. Strangely for a goddess of her high position, the surviving primarysources on Norse mythology give only sparse and casual accounts of anythingrelated to her personality, deeds, or other attributes. The specifics they dodiscuss, however, are not unique to Frigg, but are instead shared by both herand Freya, a goddess who belongs to both the Aesir and the Vanir tribes ofdeities. From these similarities, combined with the two goddesses’ mutualevolution from the earlier Germanic goddess Frija, we can see that Frigg andFreya were only nominally distinct figures by the late Viking Age, when oursources were recorded, and that these two figures, who had formerly been thesame deity, were still practically the same personage in everything but name.
Frigg sometimes Anglicized as “Frigga”, is the highest-ranking of the Aesirgoddesses. She’s the wife of Odin, the chief of the gods, and the mother ofBaldur. Strangely for a goddess of her high position, the surviving primarysources on Norse mythology give only sparse and casual accounts of anythingrelated to her personality, deeds, or other attributes. The specifics they dodiscuss, however, are not unique to Frigg, but are instead shared by both herand Freya, a goddess who belongs to both the Aesir and the Vanir tribes ofdeities. From these similarities, combined with the two goddesses’ mutualevolution from the earlier Germanic goddess Frija, we can see that Frigg andFreya were only nominally distinct figures by the late Viking Age, when oursources were recorded, and that these two figures, who had formerly been thesame deity, were still practically the same personage in everything but name.
