EXCLUSIVE! Mint of Poland expands its mythology range with the launch of Cronus, the first of the Greek Titans

The Mint of Poland hasn’t finished with the ancient mythology genre on its coin ranges as there’s a new one coming. Instead of featuring the usual Greek Gods, this one goes back to those that came before in the old legends, the Titans. The parents of the more widely known gods in the Greek pantheon, the Titans were themselves the offspring of the original deities, Gaia and Uranus.

This is an early look, so we’ll go more in depth when the actual coin images arrive, but we’re all quite used to seeing Mint of Poland renders on their flagship ranges, and few have reason to complain when the finished article arises. Our initial impressions are very positive. It eschews the usual war theme for something more relaaxed, but loses nothing in the process. Those who know the legend of Cronus will understand the significance of the sickle (let’s just say his dad wasn’t going to be doing any more daddying….). The blue insert is supposedly the first time that something 3d-printed has been used on a coin, so we’d imagine it’s some form of resin or polymer.

We like the obverse as the mint has continued its recent trend of shrinking the effigy into a smaller space, while using the rest for a design that will likely remain common to the series. In this case, a family tree running from creation to the Olympian gods is laid out. The coin will be antique-finished and clearly employs some impressive high-relief detailing and a rimless design. Keeping up with the format of choice for this genre, this one is a 2oz, 45 mm diameter coin and has a mintage of 500. As I said, we’ll have another look when real world images are available, but our initial impressions are very positive and it’s a good-looking coin.