Silver Ounce 2016 Plenty Year of the Monkey, 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 have a Zodiac-inspired theme.

This coin was issued to mark the 2016 Year of the Monkey (8 February 2016 - 27 January 2017).

The Monkey - 猴 - is the ninth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. According to the ancient Chinese zodiac, human character is interpreted not by the month, but rather by the lunar year of birth. The Chinese believe that people born in the year of the monkey are astute, intelligent and flexible which enables them to solve problems with ease. This monkey coin will make a beautiful gift for someone born in 2016 or any other Monkey year!