2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Egyptian Calendar, Niue

The surface is divided into three concentric circular parts. Outer, middle (desert sand color) and central.Outer part:Egyptian decorations.Middle part (desert sand color):12 Egyptian deities representing 12 months of the Egyptian calendar, grouped into 3 seasons, each season consisting of 4 months. The seasons and months are organized in clockwise direction, with the first season (of the Inundation/Flood) being at the bottom.1 Season of the Inundation or Flood1 Seth2 Osiris3 Amun-Ra4 Sekhmet2 Season of the Emergence1 Horus2 Isis3 Geb4 Mut3 Season of the Harvest or Low Water1 Bastet2 Anubis3 Thoth4 HapiCentral part:Eye of Horus hieroglyph within a triangle whose corners are prolonged and divide middle and outer part into three equal pieces, representing 3 seasons of the calendar. Outside each side of the triangle is a names of one of the season, written in hieroglyphs.

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The Effigy of HM Queen Elizabeth II, within a triangle surrounded by Egyptian hieroglyphs and decorations.

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Ian Rank-Broadley

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