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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 have a Zodiac-inspired theme. This coin is part of the three-coin Monkey King mini-series issued by the New Zealand Mint to mark the Chinese Lunar Year of the Monkey 2016. The coins feature the Monkey King (Sun Wukong) from the 16 century Chinese novel "Journey to the West". Sun Wukong is a monkey born from a stone on Flower Fruit Mountain, who acquires supernatural powers through Taoist practices. These abilities include immense strength, the power to travel vast distances in a single leap, mastery of the 72 Earthly Transformations (allowing him to change into various animals and objects), and magical skills such as weather manipulation, invisibility, and creating clones from his own hair. The second coin in the series features the Golden Monkey winning Victrory. | ||||||
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Coins issued by the New Zealand Mint to mark the Chinese Lunar year include:
- 1 oz Silver Gilded, Year of the Snake, Pitcairn Island 2013
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured Oval, Year of the Snake, Niue 2013
- 1/2 oz Silver Proof Coloured, Year of the Snake, Niue 2013
- 1/2 oz Silver Proof Coloured, Year of the Snake - Coral Snake, Niue 2013
- 1 oz Silver Gilded, Year of the Horse, Niue 2014
- 1 oz Gold Proof, Year of the Goat, Niue 2015
- 1 oz Silver Proof, Year of the Goat, Niue 2015
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Year of the Monkey, Niue 2016
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Year of the Monkey, Niue 2016
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured, Monkey King - Good Fortune, 2016
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured, Monkey King - Victory, 2016
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured, Monkey King - Happiness, 2016
- 1 oz Silver Proof, Year of the Monkey, Niue 2016
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured Photo, Year of the Monkey, Niue 2016
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Year of the Rooster, Niue 2017
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Year of the Rooster, Niue 2017
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Year of the Dog, Niue 2018
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Year of the Dog, Niue 2018
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured, Year of the Dog , Niue2018
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Disney Year of the Dog, Niue 2018
- 5 g Silver Note, Disney Lunar Year of the Dog, Niue 2018
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Year of the Pig, Niue 2019
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Year of the Pig, Niue 2019
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Year of the Rat, Niue 2020
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Year of the Rat, Niue 2020
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Year of the Ox, Niue 2021
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Year of the Ox, Niue 2021
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured, Year of the Ox, Niue 2021
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Year of the Tiger, Niue 2022
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Year of the Tiger, Niue 2022
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured, Year of the Tiger, Niue 2022
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Year of the Rabbit, Niue 2023
- 1 oz Gold Proof, Year of the Rabbit - Bugs Bunny, Niue 2023
- 3 oz Silver Proof Coloured, Year of the Rabbit - Bugs Bunny, Niue 2023
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Year of the Rabbit, Niue 2023
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured, Year of the Rabbit, Niue 2023
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured, Year of the Rabbit - Bugs Bunny, Niue 2023
- 1 oz Silver Coloured (Chibi), Year of the Rabbit, Niue 2023
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Year of the Dragon, Niue 2024
- 1/4 oz Gold Proof, Year of the Dragon, Niue 2024
- 3 oz Silver Proof Coloured, Year of the Dragon, Niue 2024
- 3 oz Silver Proof Coloured, Disney Year of the Dragon, Niue 2024
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Year of the Dragon, Niue 2024
- 1 oz Silver Proof Gilded, Year of the Dragon, Niue 2024
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Year of the Snake, Niue 2025
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Year of the Snake, Niue 2025
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured, Year of the Snake, Niue 2025
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured, Disney Year of the Snake, Niue 2025
- 1 oz Silver Coloured Shaped, Disney Year of the Snake - Kaa, Niue 2025
Coins issued by various mints for Niue to celebrate the Year of the Monkey 2016:
- 1 oz Gold Bullion (New Zealand Mint), Year of the Monkey, 2016
- 5 oz Silver Proof Gilded (PAMP), Year of the Monkey, 2016
- 1 oz Silver Bullion (New Zealand Mint), Year of the Monkey, 2016
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured (JVP Investment Coins), Year of the Monkey, 2016
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured (New Zealand Mint), Monkey King - Good Fortune, 2016
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured (New Zealand Mint), Monkey King - Victory, 2016
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured (New Zealand Mint), Monkey King - Happiness, 2016
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured (B.H. Mayer), Happy Year of the Monkey, 2016
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured (B.H. Mayer), Plenty Year of the Monkey, 2016
- 1 oz Silver Proof (New Zealand Mint), Year of the Monkey, 2016
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured Photo (New Zealand Mint), Year of the Monkey, 2016
- 17.5 g Silver Coloured (Mint of Poland), Year of the Monkey - Seven Elements, 2016
- 17.5 g Silver Coloured (Mint of Poland), Monkey Tree, 2016
- 16.81 g Silver Coloured (Mint of Poland), Year of the Monkey - with Elephant, 2016
- 10 g Silver Pendant (Mint of Poland), Year of the Monkey, 2016
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Royal Mint |
Country | Niue |
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Currency | Niue Dollar |
Coin Type | Silver Ounce (1 oz), Zodiac |
Issued | 2016 |
Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
Effigy | Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait, by Raphael Maklouf |
Face Value | 2 (x Dollar) |
Total Mintage | 60,000 |
Current | Yes |
Material | 0.999 Silver |
Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
Shape | Round |
Orientation | Medal Alignment (Axis 0) |
Mass | 31.1000 g |
OCC ID | MXKD-EKQC-QNVR-EWQJ |
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Niue 2016 Year of Monkey "雄狮开得胜” 2 Dollars 1oz Silver Coin, Proof
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