Silver Ounce 2020 Chibi - Albus Dumbledore, 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 feature movie characters. Some are also in innovative shapes, such as "Chibi".

Chibi (ちび or チビ) is a Japanese slang word describing something short (a thing, an animal or a person). The term is widely used to describe a specific style of caricature where characters are drawn in an exaggerated way: small and chubby, with stubby limbs and oversized heads. Coins of this type look like cartoon characters and have their corresponding shape; they are also very thick for their size.

This coin features Albus Dumbledore, a character from the Harry Potter books and movies.

The Mint says about it:
"This Albus Dumbledore™ Chibi™ Coin forms part of the officially licensed Harry Potter™ Chibi Coin Collection.

The outer box is Harry Potter themed and includes a large window to allow you to easily display this truly unique collectible. Inside the coin is kept safe inside a specially designed case, moulded to the coin’s shape. This wizard-of-a-coin has been shaped from 1oz of pure silver and coloured to resemble this Hogwarts™ Headmaster in the Chibi art style. He is instantly recognisable by his long grey hair, long beard and round, tassel hat.

The Ian Rank Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is on the obverse of the coin and confirms it as legal tender. A Certificate of Authenticity is printed on the box alongside the coin’s unique serial number in the 2,000 mintage"