Silver Ounce 2010 Platypus, Coin from Niue - detailed information

This coin was issued in Niue.

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The Mint says about this coin:

The Oddities of Nature series of silver .925 coins features the strangest animals and plants on earth. The Platypus coin is the third square-shaped issue of this extraordinary series drawing attention of everyone whether a collector or someone looking for an unusual gift. Depicted on the obverse of this Niue coin, there is an effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. There are also the inscriptions of the Queen’s name and the year of the coin’s mintage. The lower part of the silver coin comprises the legends indicating the name of the issuing country and the coin’s face value. The reverse design features an image of the Platypus, an egg-laying, semi-aquatic mammal that lives in Tasmania and along the eastern coast of mainland Australia. This odd creature can boast the extremely extraordinary appearance striking by the combination of a soft, toothless rubbery bill, webbed feet and fur. These mammals have always fascinated both scientists and ordinary people ever meeting them. At the bottom of the coin, there is the inscription of the Latin name of the animal.
Material: 925
Date of issue: 2010
Weight: 28.28
Comes with Certificate of Authenticity.
Denomination: 1 dollar
Size: 40 x 40 mm
Coin accent: Unusual shape
Quality: Proof