Silver Ounce 2014 Pluto, Coin from Niue - detailed information

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 - typically, one ounce of silver (abbreviated as 1 oz Ag, where "Ag" comes from the Latin word for silver, Argentum). Many of these feature famous movie characters.

This coin is part of a large New Zealand Mint range featuring Disney characters; one of six coins in the Mickey and Friends mini-series, it is dedicated to Pluto.

Mickey Mouse’s cheerful and adventurous pet dog Pluto, is a pioneering figure in character animation; he is a mustard coloured, medium-sized dog with black ears, modelled on the English Pointer breed.