Esoteric silver coin with nightmare motif plays with the magical formula “in girum imus nocte et consumimur igni“.

A palindrome is a sentence that can be read from left to right or right to left without changing its meaning. The Latin phrase “in girum imus nocte et consumimur igni“ is just such a sentence. If we translate it into English, we get the cryptic information “We turn in circles in the night and are devoured by fire.” This formula seems to refer to a nightmare that is irresistibly drawn to fire, which eventually destroys it. However, this is no mere play on words. Ancient mystics and alchemists believed that whoever wrote the “devil's verse“ on a piece of parchment and burned it would find the philosopher's stone. This mysterious substance would turn lead into gold and make a man immortal…

The reverse side of the commemorative coin presents the incredibly sculptural African death's-head hawkmoth with a human skull protruding from its chest. Of course, the mirror-inscribed formula“in girum imus nocte et consumimur igni“ is not missing in the relief. The nightmare can also be found on the obverse side of the coin - this time, however, it is not positively but negatively executed. The composition of the obverse side is supplemented with the attributes of the issuer of the coin - the national emblem of the Republic of Palau and the nominal value of 20 DOLLARS (USD).

The unusual coin of Power Coin company is stored in an elegant frame to allow for its display.