| Coin | Silver Ounce 2019 Lion King - Hakuna Matata |
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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 feature famous movie characters.
This coloured coin is part of a four-coin set which celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Disney film "The Lion King", first released in 1994. Each coin features an officially licensed image of main character Simba in a key scene from the film. |
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The obverse of the coin shows the crowned mature head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right (her effigy known as the "Fourth Portrait"). The Queen wears the "Girls of Great Britain and Ireland" diamond tiara, a wedding gift from Queen Mary (Her Majesty's grandmother) in 1947 - which she also has on the Machin and the Gottwald portraits.
In small letters below the head, the artist's initials IRB (for Ian Rank-Broadley).
Around the effigy is the monarch's legend, the date of issue and the value: ELIZABETH II NIUE TWO DOLLARS 2019.
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The reverse of the coin is coloured and shows a scene from "The Lion King" movie, where the adult Simba is with Pumbaa and Timon, viewed from the side walking across a fallen log in front of a full moon.
Around below, the precious metal content: 1 oz 999 Fine Silver (one troy ounce of 99.9% silver) and the copyright acknowledgement, © Disney. |
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| Reverse Inscription |
1 oz 999 Fine Silver © Disney |
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| Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | Finish: proof, coloured. |
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