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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 a quarter ounce of gold (abbreviated as 1/4 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 the Golden Snitch from the Harry Potter books and films.
The Golden Snitch is a flying ball used in the game of Quidditch, and was first seen in the first movie of the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. |
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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 25 DOLLARS 2022.
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The reverse design depicts the Golden Snitch from the Harry Potter movies and books. His name, H. POTTER and his uniform number, 07, are also engraved as part of the design.
Around below, the precious metal content: 1/4 oz 9999 Fine Gold (one quarter of a troy ounce of 99.99% gold) and copyright acknowledgement: WIZARDING WORLD © & TM WBEI. (s22) (copyright and trade mark of Warner Brothers Entertainment International). |
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| Reverse Inscription |
H. POTTER 07 |
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| Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | Finish: proof.
Packaging: themed wooden case and shipper, with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
Date of issue: 21 January 2022.
Issue price: US$ 800.00 |
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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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