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, based on the troy ounce - such as the half ounce of silver format (abbreviated as 1/2 oz Ag, where "Ag" comes from the Latin word for silver, Argentum).
This coin is part of the Cartoon Characters series by the Mint of Poland which features commemorative coins dedicated to the most recognisable cartoon characters of the world. This release is dedicated to The Flintstones.
The Flintstones is an American animated series produced by the film production company Hanna-Barbera. The story is about the hilarious adventures of two families of cavemen: the Flintstones and the Rubbles. The main characters of the sitcom are Fred Flintstone, a quarry worker, his wife Wilma, daughter Pebbles, their "dog" named Dino and the family of the Rubbles: Barney, Betty, their son Bamm Bamm and their "hopparoo" Hoppy. |