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 gift coins features the Minions, characters from Despicable Me. The adventures of Gru, Daughters Margo, Edith and Agnes, and the unpredictable Minions have embraced by audience across the globe.
Despicable Me (2010) was produced by Illumination Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures. Later acquired by Illumination, the film was animated by the French animation studio Mac Guff. Released theatrically in July 2010, Despicable Me launched the Despicable Me franchise series of films, including the sequel Despicable Me 2 (2013), a Minion Christmas mini-movie called Santa’s Little Helpers (2019), another sequel, Despicable Me 3 (2017), and two prequels; Minions (2015) and Minions: The Rise of Gru (2021), both of which feature Gru’s Minions as the main characters.
The coin is in Proof grade, boxed, with a Certificate of Authenticity. |
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