Silver Ounce 2016 Black Puma, Coin from Niue - detailed information

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Niue 2016 1$ Black Puma Wildlife Family 1 oz Antique finish Silver Coin

4th coin of the successful Wildlife Family series
1 oz silver .999 with antique finish and 3 Swarovski eyes
Ultrahigh relief and detailed black puma image
Low mintage – 500 pieces!The Mint says about this coin:

The Wildlife Family is an awesome series of silver coins by Niue highlighting the most interesting representatives of the world’s fauna and their babies. This is the fourth coin of the series, struck from 1 oz silver
Material: 999
Boxed.
Date of issue: 2016
Weight: 31.1 g
Comes with Certificate of Authenticity.
Denomination: 1 dollar
Size: 38.61
Coin accent: Antique Finish, Stone insert
Quality: Antique finish

The Wildlife Family is an awesome series of silver coins by Niue highlighting the most interesting representatives of the world’s fauna and their babies. This is the fourth coin of the series, struck from 1 oz silver .999 with the extremely limited mintage – 500 pieces only! Decorated with three genuine Swarovski crystals, the ultrahigh relief of the antique finish coin impresses with its details and perfectly renders the animals’ appearance and even emotions. A real catch for nature lovers! With the fur motif at the background, the obverse of the Niue coin contains the effigy of Her Majesty Elizabeth II. The inscriptions surrounding the portrait include the Queen’s name, the face value of the coin, its issuing country and year. The reverse of the animal coin shows a magnificent black puma with its pretty cub, their eyes shimmering with green Swarovski crystals. The coin and series names are also engraved on the reverse. The coloring of black pumas is caused by the agouti gene, which regulates the distribution of black pigment within the hair shaft. It comes from a surplus of melanin, the same pigment responsible for suntans, and an animal with the condition is known as "melanistic."Also, just because black panthers are dark in color doesn't mean they don't have spots—they're just harder to see.