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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. These coins are dedicated to historical or general popular culture themes not related to Niue itself. Many of them are in standard bullion sizes - such as one ounce of gold (abbreviated as 1 oz Au, where "Au" comes from the Latin word for gold, Aurum). Many of these feature famous movie characters.
This coin is part of a New Zealand Mint series dedicated to characters and themes from famous movies, and features Hogwarts Castle from the Harry Potter books and films.
The Hogwarts Castle represents the British School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The magical castle is the primary setting in the first six books of the Harry Potter novels by J.K. Rowling and one of the most important locations in the whole plot. |
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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.
In small letters below the head, the artist's initials IRB (for Ian Rank-Broadley).
Around the effigy is the monarch's legend, the date of issue and the value: ELIZABETH II NIUE 250 DOLLARS 2020.
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The reverse of the coin shows Hogwarts Castle, the home of the British School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Haryy Potter fictional universe.
Around below, the precious metal content: 1 oz 9999 Fine Gold (one ounce of 99.99% gold) and copyright acknowledgements: HARRY POTTER © & TM WBEI. (s20) (copyright and trade mark of Warner Brothers Entertainment International). |
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| Reverse Inscription |
1 oz 9999 Fine Gold HARRY POTTER © & TM WBEI. (s20) |
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| Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | Finish: proof.
Packaging: in wooden presentation box, with Certificate of Authenticity.
Issue price: US$ 2,900.00. |
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| See also |
Coins in the Harry Potter Classic series issued in Niue include:
- 1 oz Gold, Harry Potter, 2020
- 1/4 oz Gold, Harry Potter, 2020
- 1 oz Silver, Harry Potter, 2020
- 1 oz Gold, Albus Dumbledore, 2020
- 1/4 oz Gold, Albus Dumbledore, 2020
- 1 oz Silver, Albus Dumbledore, 2020
- 1 oz Gold, Hogwarts Express, 2020
- 1/4 oz Gold, Hogwarts Express, 2020
- 1 oz Silver, Hogwarts Express, 2020
- 1 oz Gold, Hogwarts Castle, 2020
- 1/4 oz Gold, Hogwarts Castle, 2020
- 1 oz Silver, Hogwarts Castle, 2020
- 1 oz Silver, All I Want for Christmas, 2020
- 1 oz Gold, Hermione Granger, 2021
- 1/4 oz Gold, Hermione Granger, 2021
- 1 oz Silver, Hermione Granger, 2021
- 1 oz Gold, Lord Voldemort, 2021
- 1/4 oz Gold, Lord Voldemort, 2021
- 1 oz Silver, Lord Voldemort, 2021
- 1 oz Gold, Dobby the House Elf, 2021
- 1/4 oz Gold, Dobby the House Elf, 2021
- 1 oz Silver, Dobby the House Elf, 2021
- 1 oz Gold, The Golden Snitch, 2022
- 1/4 oz Gold, The Golden Snitch, 2022
- 1 oz Silver (gilded), The Golden Snitch, 2022
- 3 oz Silver Antique, Great Hall of Hogwarts, 2022
- 1 oz Silver Antique, Great Hall of Hogwarts, 2022
- 3 oz Silver Antique, Dumbledore's Office, 2022
- 1 oz Silver Antique, Dumbledore's Office, 2022
- 3 oz Silver Antique, Chamber of Secrets, 2023
- 1 oz Silver Antique, Chamber of Secrets, 2023
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