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, and is dedicated to the animated film Frozen. It is the fifth and final release in the Frozen: Magic of the Northern Lights Series.
The film was released in November 2013 and is the 53rd animated film of Walt Disney Studios. "Frozen" is based on the fairy tale "The Snow Queen" by Hans Christian Andersen. The film tells the story of Princess Elsa, who has magical abilities to create snow and ice. Afraid of accidentally hurting her little sister Anna, Elsa flees her kingdom to live alone in a huge palace made of ice. Her sister Anna, the snowman Olaf, ice delivery man Kristoff and his reindeer Sven do everything they can to end the ice queen's isolation and save the kingdom from being taken over by the shady Hans and the Duke of Pitzbuehl. |