Coin | Silver Ounce 2015 Czech Traditions - Kladruby Horse Breeding |
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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 - typically, one ounce of silver (abbreviated as 1 oz Ag, where "Ag" comes from the Latin word for silver, Argentum). Many of these feature characters and themes from popular culture.
This coin was issued as part of a six-coin silver proof set by the Czech Mint, featuring Czech traditions recognised by the UNESCO Heritage List.
The Mint says about the coin: The UNESCO organisation protects not only cities, national parks and other places of interest that have tangible form. There is also a list that contains the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. And the Czechs certainly have something to say about that! Our colourful history has created a series of unique cultural idiosyncrasies, and we have expanded the list by six exceptional traditions.
This coin is dedicated to Kladruby Horse Breeding. The Kladruber (Czech Starokladrubský kůň) is the oldest Czech horse breed and one of the world's oldest horse breeds. It is considered very rare. The chief breeder and the keeper of the studbook is the National Stud at Kladruby nad Labem in the Czech Republic where Kladrubers have been bred for more than 400 years. Kladrubers have always been bred to be a galakarossier - a heavy type of carriage horse for the court of the House of Habsburg. The stud farm is now a UNESCO heritage site. |
Mint | Czech Mint |
Mint Mark | Monogram ČM |
Total Mintage | 4,000 |
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Obverse | |
In the upper left part of the obverse, 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. There are no designer's initials below the effigy.
The portrait is surrounded by a small beaded circle, below which is the date 2015 and the Queen's legend, ELIZABETH II.. The centre is surrounded by a large beaded circle, decorated on the right with a floral wreath. Below, the mint mark of the Czech Mint - a crowned monogram of the letters ČM (Česká mincovna).
Around above right in the outer rim, NIUE ISLAND · 1 DOLLAR. Around below, INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE - CZECH REPUBLIC. |
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At the centre of the reverse, the coin shows a Kladruber horse; in the background, a horseshoe.
Around the rim on the left, the inscription CHOV STAROKLADRUBSKÉHO KONĚ (breeding of the old Kladruby horse). |
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Reverse Inscription |
CHOV STAROKLADRUBSKÉHO KONĚ |
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Edge | Plain | Edge Inscription | None |
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Notes | 2,000 individually issued coins, plus 2,000 in sets. |
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Issued in Set |
Czech Traditions on the UNESCO List, Silver, mintage 2,000 6 coins: 1 oz Silver, Falconry, 1 oz Silver, Slovácko Verbuňk, 1 oz Silver, Masopust, 1 oz Silver, Ride of the Kings, 1 oz Silver, Parading the Judas, 1 oz Silver, Kladruby Horse Breeding
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