Mandala art: Persian 2020 | 3oz silver | Fiji

Mandala art: Persian 2020, Fiji 3oz antiqued silver coin
 
 
This beautiful 3 Ounce .999 Silver coin is the sixth issue in the highly acclaimed Mandala Art series, and features a Persian mandala. The pattern is intricate, sharply defined, and with a white jasper orb at its centre and serial number on the edge.
 
The obverse of the coin depicts the Fiji Coat of Arms and the inscriptions of the country of origin, face value, purity and weight. Comes in an elegant cases, along with Certificate of Authenticity.
 
The meaning of mandala comes from Sanskrit meaning 'circle'. It appears in  the Rig Veda as the name of the sections of the work, but is also used in many other civilizations, religions and philosophies. Even though it may be dominated by squares or triangles, a mandala has a concentric structure. Mandalas offer balancing visual elements, symbolizing unity and harmony.
 
The meanings of individual mandalas is usually different and unique to each mandala.
The mandala pattern is used in many traditions. In the Americas, Indians have created medicine wheels and sand mandalas. The circular Aztec calendar was both a timekeeping device and a religious expression of ancient Aztecs.  In Asia, the Taoist yin-yang symbol represents opposition as well as interdependence. Tibetan mandalas are often highly intricate illustrations of religious significance that are used for meditation. From Buddhist stupas to Muslim mosques and Christian cathedrals, the principle of a structure built around a center is a common theme in architecture.
 
In common use, mandala has become a generic term for any diagram, chart or geometric pattern that represents the cosmos metaphysically or symbolically; a microcosm of the universe.
 
Representing the universe itself, a mandala is both the microcosm and the macrocosm, and we are all part of its intricate design. The mandala is more than an image seen with our eyes; it is an actual moment in time. It can be can be used as a vehicle to explore art, science, religion and life itself.
Carl Jung said that a mandala symbolizes "a safe refuge of inner reconciliation and wholeness". It is "a synthesis of distinctive elements in a unified scheme representing the basic nature of existence".