Forty Ducats 2016 St John of Nepomuk, Coin from Niue - detailed information

Above the centre, the obverse of the coin shows the crowned mature head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right (her effigy known as the "Fourth Portrait"). The Queen wears the "Girls of Great Britain and Ireland" diamond tiara, a wedding gift from Queen Mary (Her Majesty's grandmother) in 1947 - which she also has on the Machin and the Gottwald portraits.

Usually, the designer's initials IRB (for Ian Rank-Broadley) are present below the portrait when it is used, but they are not displayed on this coin.

In a smaller circle below left, the numeral of the face value 250 is surrounded by the value and denomination in words: TWO HUNDRED · AND FIFTY DOLLARS ·. In another small circle to the right, the Queen's monogram E surrounded by a wreath and crowned with St Edward's Crown.

Around left and right, divided by the circles, the hallmark announcing the precious metal content: Au 999,9 139,5 g (139.5 grams of 99.99% gold; Au is abbreviated from Aurum, the Latin word for gold).

Below, the mint mark of the Czech Mint - a crowned monogram of the letters ČM (Česká mincovna) - is above the date of issue 2016.

Between all this and the outer rim, decorations of French fleurs-de-lis.

Around, the monarch's legend: ELIZABETH II · NIUE ISLAND ·.

The reverse of the coin portrays St. John of Nepomuk with a finger in front of his mouth, expressing his silence, and with a patriarchal cross in his left hand. This cross, which marks the spot where John's body was thrown from the Charles Bridge into the Vltava, is known by millions of people worldwide. Rumour has it, that those who touch the cross with their hands and stamp with their feet the bronze dot in the pavement, will have their dreams will come true.

The artist's signature V · PAVLICA · (Vladimír Pavlica) is in a small circle below left.

The figure is surrounded by a geometric ornament. Around the rim, the bilingual text 40 DUCAT OF SAINT JOHN OF NEPOMUK · (around above), and the same in Czech - ČTYŘICETIDUKÁT SV. JANA NEPOMUCKÉHO · (around below).

Finish: Brilliant Uncirculated.
Packaging: in capsule and dark wooden case, with a Certificate of Authenticity in Czech, Slovak and English.
Date of issue: April 2016
Collection: Investment 40 ducat Coin
Coin name: Gold investment coin 40ducat of St. John of Nepomuk standard
Czech Mint Product Code: 75195-610