Pobjoy Mint is thrilled to announce a brand new reverse frosted silver bullion coin issued on behalf of Sierra Leone commemorating 250 years since the birth of British Egyptologist Dr Thomas Young. The coin features the Egyptian God Anubis.
The design features an image of the Egyptian God Anubis with his name in hieroglyphics appearing in a triangle. The design in the background features typical Egyptian decoration with hieroglyphics along with a set of scales and also features a silver bullion privy mark “P” which is exclusive to Pobjoy Mint Bullion coins. The obverse of the coin features the Coat of Arms of Sierra Leone with a frosted background.
Anubis is one of the most iconic gods of ancient Egypt. Anubis was an extremely ancient deity whose name appears in the oldest mastabas of the Old Kingdom and the Pyramid Texts as a guardian and protector of the dead. He was originally a god of the underworld, but became associated specifically with the embalming process and funeral rites. Anubis is usually depicted as a canine deity or the figure of a man with a jackal head.