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 four-leaf clover has been an iconic symbol of good luck for multiple cultures across the ages, going back as far as the ancient Egyptians and of course, becoming synonymous in modern times with the so-called “luck of the Irish.” The horseshoe has been a symbol of good luck dating back at least to the legend of St. Dunstan and the Devil, where a saintly blacksmith fought off three attempts by the Devil to lure him out of the forge and finally made the fiend promise never to enter a place where a horseshoe was nailed above the door. And in both Indian tradition and Chinese Feng Shui, the elephant has long been a symbol of good luck and prosperity.
This trifecta of good-luck symbols comes together on the 2022 Proof Niue Silver Best of Luck Coin, which provides gorgeous engravings against brilliant mirrored proof-quality backgrounds, laser frosting, and decorative resin-filled detail. |