| Coin | Silver Five Ounces 2021 Federation Jubilee Florin |
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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, 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 in standard bullion sizes - including this very large five ounces of silver format (abbreviated as 5 oz Ag, where "Ag" comes from the Latin word for silver, Argentum).
This large, 65mm diameter coin celebrates the 70th Anniversary of Australia’s Federation Jubilee Florin which was originally issued to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Federation of Australia in 1901. |
| Mint | PAMP |
Mint Mark | No mint mark |
Total Mintage | 500 |
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| Obverse | |
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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 2021 · TEN DOLLARS · 5 OZ 999 SILVER ·.
The inscription around the rim also incorporates the precious metal content. "5 OZ 999 SILVER" means "five troy ounces of 99.9% silver". |
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| Reverse | |
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The reverse design depicts a sceptre and sword crossing below the Crown of St Edward and above the Federation Star with the stars of the Southern Cross around. All of these design elements are selectively gold plated.
Around above, AUSTRALIA; around below (and split into two parts by a star), the denomination FLORIN.
Across the centre of the design lined up with the arms of the Southern Cross, the anniversary dates: to left, 1901 and to right, 1951. |
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| Reverse Inscription |
AUSTRALIA 1901 1951 FLORIN |
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| Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | Finish: proof, selective gilding.
Packaging: in wooden presentation box with illustrated outer shipper, with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
There is no primary information available about this coin; it seems that the coin was commissioned by Australian company Downies and struck by PAMP. |
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| See also |
The Australian Federation Jubilee Florin design has been issued and re-issued as:
- Australia, Silver Florin Federation Jubilee (the original coin)
- Australia, Silver 20 Cents (non-circulating legal tender), 1998
- Niue, 5 oz Silver (gilded), Federation Jubilee Florin, 2021
Niue silver coins re-creating Australian Florin designs:
- 5 oz Silver (gilded), Parliament House (Canberra) Florin, 2017
- 5 oz Silver (gilded), Royal Visit Florin, 2019
- 5 oz Silver (gilded), Victoria/Melbourne Centenary Florin, 2020
- 5 oz Silver (gilded), Federation Jubilee Florin, 2021
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