50 Pesos Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Reverse

Hanging Gardens of Babylon; circular legend close to edge: event name on top, place name below; date and mintmark on right. Design is the same as on KM# 593 (see link below)

Script: Latin

Lettering:
* MARAVILLAS DEL MUNDO ANTIGUO *
1997
JARDINES COLGANTES DE BABILONIA

Translation:
Wonders of ancient world
1997
Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Engraver: Rigoberto Peláez Alcázar

Designer: Elena Delgado Álvarez

Edge

Plain

Comment

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were part of the seven wonders of the antique world, placed a Babylon, close to king's palace. There are 2 versions of it origins, possibly built on 6th. century BC, during Nabucodonosor reign, or circa 810 BC.
The gardens was not really hanging, possibly owing to a translation mistake, but they were terraces at different levels. Water used in them were take from the river below, and stored in a high depot on top.
Owing to Babylon decadence, the gardens were abandoned, and became ruins, the remains were destroyed on year 126 BC.

Interesting fact

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
1997	250	-	-	-	-	-	-

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