| Coin | Silver Half Ounce 2014 Year of the Horse |
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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, 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 dedicated to the 2014 Year of the Horse by the Chinese Lunar Calendar (31 January 2014 - 18 February 2015). |
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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 · ONE DOLLAR 2014.
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The reverse of the coin is coloured (with a hologram effect) and depicts a horse galloping to right. On the right, the Chinese symbol for "horse": 馬.
In the right field, on two lines the precious metal content 1/2 OZ 999 FINE SILVER (one half of a troy ounce of 99.9% silver).
Around above, the inscription YEAR OF THE HORSE. Around below, the date of issue 2014.
The rim is decorated with an oriental geometric border. |
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| Reverse Inscription |
YEAR OF THE HORSE 馬 1/2 OZ 999 FINE SILVER 2014 |
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| Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | Finish: proof, coloured, hologram.
Packaging: boxed, with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity. |
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