2024 1 oz $50 NZD Niue New Seven Wonders of the World – Machu Picchu Proof Gold Coin (PRE-SALE)

The majestic Andes, which stretch along the west coast of South America, are the longest mountain range in the world. They are magical, but also deadly, and few people dare to cross them. But the ancient Incas thrived on the steep slopes - at altitudes where even oxygen is scarce. The Peruvian city of Machu Picchu is proof. No one today knows what the breathtaking mansion, 2,430 metres above sea level, was used for.

The reverse side of the coin presents an actual image of the mountain town supplemented with an inscription of MACHU PICCHU. On the obverse side, which is common to the entire cycle, all the new seven wonders of the world appear - the Brazilian statue of Christ the Saviour, the Jordanian rock city of Petra, the Mayan city of Chichén Itzá in Mexico, the Roman Colosseum, the Indian monument of the Taj Mahal, the Inca seat of Machu Picchu in Peru and the Great Wall of China.