One Dollar Silver 2020 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, bullion 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 made using "smartminting" techniques and have features not generally found in circulation coins - e.g. high relief, full colour printing and/or different forms, including fully three dimensional (3D).

Some coins are marketed in standard bullion sizes, like half ounce silver, one ounce silver etc, and some of those are also denominated as $1, for which see respective lists; this particular coin denominated as One Niue Dollar is not in a standard ounce-based size.

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.