Forty Ducats 2019 Infant Jesus of Prague, Coin from Niue - detailed information

Niue, a sovereign state in free association with New Zealand, uses two official legal tender currencies. The New Zealand Dollar is the circulation currency for daily transactions, while the government also authorises legal tender coins in the Niue Dollar currency for collector's purposes.

A number of mints issue a large variety of commemorative and collector coins under the authority of Niue. One of them is the Czech Mint, which uses not only standard bullion sizes but also some formats based on the Czech Gold Ducat, including 40 Ducats weighing a massive 139.5 grams.

The coins are "Non-Circulating Legal Tender" (NCLT) and not bullion because they are issued at prices much higher than their bullion value and are targeted at collectors who appreciate them for their artistic or sentimental value, and not at bullion investors.

The Mint says about this coin:
People from all over the world ask the Infant Jesus of Prague for help, healing and peace. Is the miraculous power of the Infant Jesus of Prague real? Many people who thank him for a favour would answer that question. A place where miracles can be found is located near to Malostranské Square. People have believed in the supernatural power of Child Jesus´ statue since the Thirty Years' War, when Polyxena of Lobkovice dedicated it to the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary. The noblewoman received the Infant Jesus as a wedding gift from her mother from Spain, who got it from her mother as she set out for marriage to far Bohemia.

People soon noticed that Malá Strana had avoided problems, and judged that the Infant Jesus had saved them from the black death and the Swedes. The glory of the statue that heals the lame people and fulfils a supplicant´s wishes spread to all corners of the planet. Despite the fact that some have no idea where Prague is situated, Spaniards, Italians, Irish and Latin Americans pray to the Infant Jesus of Prague. In India, for example, the worship of Child Jesus is attended by thirty thousand people.