| Coin | Gold Ounce 2023 Deadly and Dangerous - Tiger Shark |
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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).
This coin is part of the Deadly and Dangerous series featuring native Australian animals, and shows the Tiger Shark.
The tiger shark gets its name from the distinctive vertical stripes that cover the sides of its body, most predominant when the shark is a juvenile. Not to be confused with the sand tiger shark, the tiger shark reaches lengths of at least 5.5 meters and can weigh up to 900 kilograms. The second largest predatory shark, behind only the great white, this beast is an aggressive hunter, characterised not only by its unique colouration, but also by its blunt head containing a mouth full of serrated teeth with dramatic notch tips that point sideways. Equipped with such a brutal jaw, it can grasp onto struggling victims and shear through flesh and bone easily, making it able, and willing, to go after any prey available. |
| Mint | PAMP |
Mint Mark | No mint mark |
Total Mintage | 150 |
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| Obverse | |
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The obverse of the coin features the (unofficial) "Public Seal of Niue". It has what looks like a plant arrangement at centre, within a double ornamental circle, itself surrounded by a circle of sea shells. This is crowned with St Edward's Crown (a symbol of the United Kingdom, the monarch of which is ultimately the Head of State of Niue).
Around above between the two, the inscription PUBLIC SEAL OF NIUE. Below that, a ribbon carries the motto ATUA NIUE TUKULAGI on two lines, below which two crossed katoua (Niue fighting clubs).
Around left, the metal content 1oz 9999 GOLD (one troy ounce of 99.99% gold); around right, the face value 100 DOLLARS. Around below, the date of issue 2023. |
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The coin’s reverse is coloured and depicts a tiger shark swimming in the ocean, it's mouth open. In the background, more sharks.
Above right, the inscription AUSTRALIA’S TIGER SHARK.
The rim is styled as open shark's jaws ringed with its sharp serrated cocks-comb-shaped teeth rendered with shadows to appear three-dimensional.
The precious metal content, face value and date of issue are on the obverse. |
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| Reverse Inscription |
AUSTRALIA’S TIGER SHARK |
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| Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | Finish: proof, coloured.
Packaging: in presentation clam-shell style box with gold-coloured outer shipper, with numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
Issue price: AU$ 4,950.00
There is no available primary information on this series; it seems that the coins are commissioned by the Australian company Downies, with the silver coins being struck by the Perth Mint and the gold coins in the series (with the same designs) by PAMP. |
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| See also |
Coins in the Deadly and Dangerous series are issued for a number of counties and include (ordered by year / metal / size / country):
- 1 oz Silver, Red-Back Spider, Tuvalu 2006
- 1 oz Silver, Great White Shark, Tuvalu 2007
- 1 oz Silver, Blue-Ringed Octopus, Tuvalu 2008
- 1 oz Silver, Saltwater Crocodile, Tuvalu 2009
- 1 oz Silver, Eastern Brown Snake, Tuvalu 2010
- 1 oz Silver, Box Jellyfish, Tuvalu 2011
- 1 oz Silver, Red-Back Spider (Russian version), Tuvalu 2011
- 1 oz Silver, Great White Shark (Russian version), Tuvalu 2011
- 1 oz Silver, Blue-Ringed Octopus (Russian version), Tuvalu 2011
- 1 oz Silver, Saltwater Crocodile (Russian version), Tuvalu 2011
- 1 oz Silver, Eastern Brown Snake (Russian version), Tuvalu 2011
- 0.5 g Gold, Red-Back Spider, Tokelau 2012
- 0.5 g Gold, Great White Shark, Tokelau 2012
- 0.5 g Gold, Blue-Ringed Octopus, Tokelau 2012
- 0.5 g Gold, Saltwater Crocodile, Tokelau 2012
- 0.5 g Gold, Eastern Brown Snake, Tokelau 2012
- 0.5 g Gold, Box Jellyfish, Tokelau 2012
- 1 oz Silver, Funnel Web Spider, Tuvalu 2012
- 1 oz Silver, Yellow-Bellied Sea Snake, Tuvalu 2013
- 1 oz Silver, Spider-Hunting Scorpion, Tuvalu 2014
- 1 oz Silver, Bull Ant, Tuvalu 2015
- 1 oz Silver, Death Adder, Tuvalu 2016
- 1 oz Silver, Bull Shark, Tuvalu 2017
- 1 oz Gold, Red-Back Spider, Niue 2018
- 1 oz Silver, Dingo, Tuvalu 2018
- 0.5 g Gold, Red-Back Spider, Solomon Islands 2019
- 0.5 g Gold, Great White Shark, Solomon Islands 2019
- 0.5 g Gold, Blue-Ringed Octopus, Solomon Islands 2019
- 0.5 g Gold, Saltwater Crocodile, Solomon Islands 2019
- 0.5 g Gold, Eastern Brown Snake, Solomon Islands 2019
- 0.5 g Gold, Dingo, Solomon Islands 2019
- 0.5 g Gold, Spider-Hunting Scorpion, Solomon Islands 2019
- 1 oz Silver, Lionfish, Tuvalu 2019
- 5 oz Gold, Red-Back Spider, Niue 2020
- 5 oz Silver, Red-Back Spider, Niue 2020
- 1 oz Gold, Tarantula, Niue 2020
- 1 oz Silver, Tarantula, Tuvalu 2020
- 1 oz Gold, Stingray, Niue 2021
- 0.5 g Gold, Box Jellyfish, Solomon Islands 2021
- 0.5 g Gold, Funnelweb Spider, Solomon Islands 2021
- 0.5 g Gold, Bull Ant, Solomon Islands 2021
- 0.5 g Gold, Death Adder, Solomon Islands 2021
- 0.5 g Gold, Bull Shark, Solomon Islands 2021
- 0.5 g Gold, Lionfish, Solomon Islands 2021
- 0.5 g Gold, Stingray, Solomon Islands 2021
- 1 oz Silver, Stingray, Tuvalu 2021
- 1 oz Gold, Red-Bellied Black Snake, Niue 2022
- 1 oz Silver, Red-Bellied Black Snake, Tuvalu 2022
- 1 oz Gold, Tiger Shark, Niue 2023
- 1 oz Silver, Tiger Shark, Tuvalu 2023
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