The sixth of the New Seven Wonders of the World is Taj Mahal monument in India. The legendary monument is commemorated by a gold coin from the Czech Mint weighing one-tenth of a troy ounce.

Shah Jahan, Emperor of the Mughal Empire and Lord of the Indian Peninsula, had many wives but only one love. Her original name was Arjumand Banu Begum, but when she became empress, she was given the name Mumtaz Mahal - Supreme in the Palace. She was beautiful, educated and kind. She supported the poor and artists. Her husband found support in her – she was an indispensable companion, confidant and mentor. There was also physical passion between them, and they had fourteen children. However, the Empress died during her last childbirth. Shah Jahan could not imagine life without his companion and as a testament to the undying love that transcends even death, he built a mausoleum that has gone down in history as the Taj Mahal - the Crown of the Palace. The greatest work of its time grew in the city of Agra, near the Emperor's palace, where Mumtaz Mahal tended the gardens. Twenty thousand workers and a thousand elephants worked on it for twenty years. The finished monument looked like something out of Tales of the Thousand and One Nights. The perfectly symmetrical structure of white marble was adorned with precious stones - jade, jasper, turquoise, crystal and others - that created beautiful decorative motifs. According to legend, another mausoleum, this time black, was to be built on the opposite bank of the sacred Yamuna River, an exact reflection of the white monument, where Shah Jahan would rest. The emperor, however, would eventually lie beside his beloved wife, whom he left thirteen years after the completion of the stupendous work.

The reverse side of the coin, which is the work of medal maker Ludmila Kracíková, DiS., presents the mausoleum of the Taj Mahal. The front of the monument is supplemented with the English inscription TAJ MAHAL. 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. As the coins of the Czech Mint are issued with the foreign license of the island of Niue, they also bear its national emblem, the nominal value of 5 DOLLARS (NZD) and the year of issue 2025 on the obverse side.

Each coin is sealed in special packaging.

Note: The packaging is covered with foil to prevent damage during transport.