First coin of the new series "Egyptian Symbols II". The coin depicts the Egyptian goddess of love. It was struck in 3 ounces of pure silver. Selected elements were gilded and additionally decorated with color printing. The coin comes with a certificate of authenticity in a thematic box. The mintage is limited to 999 pieces.  In Egyptian mythology Bastet is the goddess of love, joy, domesticity, fertility, but also...cats. Bastet was believed to protect men from diseases and demons. She is depicted as a cat or a woman with a cat's head, often with a scarab on her head, which was a symbol of the rising sun. Cats were considered sacred animals in Egypt, and killing them was associated with severe punishment. It happened that when one member of a Roman delegation accidentally killed a cat, a crowd lynched the soldier. Enemies of the Egyptians took advantage of the fact that the Egyptians did not want to injure their deities by placing cats in battles in front of their own soldiers in the front row (Battle of Pelusium in 525 BC).