The obverse of the coin features the official Public Seal of Niue.
It has an inner circle of hiapo designs, representing the fonua (land), within which are stylised designs of a tree, representing life and tagata Niue (the people of Niue), surrounded by an outer circle in the form of a traditional Niuean garland of 14 seashells (representing the 14 villages of Niue), and crowned with St Edward's Crown (of the United Kingdom), representing the sovereign as head of state.
Around above between the two circles, the inscription PUBLIC SEAL OF NIUE. Below, a ribbon carries the motto ATUA NIUE TUKULAGI on two lines (meaning "God, Niue Eternally"), below which two crossed katoua (Niue fighting clubs).
Around above, the face value ONE DOLLARS. Around below, the year of issue 2023.
The seal is is the lower half of the obverse. In the upper half, many silhouettes of Disney characters are formed around a large letter D gap, forming the Disney logo.
Below left, the Disney 100 / 100 YEARS OF WONDER anniversary logo..
Below right, the metal content: 5 GRAM 999 FINE SILVER (five grams of 99.9% silver) followed by the copyright notice ©DISNEY. |