| Coin | Silver Ounce 2020 Disney Princess - Aurora |
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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 coin is the fifth issue in New Zealand Mint's Princess Gemstone Series dedicated to "Disney Princesses" - characters from famous movies, and features Aurora from Sleeping Beauty. |
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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 2020.
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The reverse of the coin is coloured and shows the image of Aurora with her golden hair, from the Disney "Sleeping Beauty" movie. In the background are stylised images of Aurora's castle and the fatal spinning wheel.
Below right, a heart-shaped pink gemstone is set into the coin.
Around above right, the precious metal content: 1 oz 999 Fine Silver (one troy ounce of 99.9% silver) and © 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, crystal insert.
Packaging: in acrylic block and themed box, with Certificate of Authenticity. |
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| See also |
Coins from the Disney Princess Gemstone Series include:
- 1 oz Silver Coloured Proof, Disney Princess - Cinderella, 2018
- 1 oz Silver Coloured Proof, Disney Princess - Belle, 2018
- 1 oz Silver Coloured Proof, Disney Princess - Ariel, 2018
- 1 oz Silver Coloured Proof, Disney Princess - Snow White, 2019
- 1 oz Silver Coloured Proof, Disney Princess - Aurora, 2020
- 1 oz Silver Coloured Proof, Disney Princess - Rapunzel, 2020
- 1 oz Silver Coloured Proof, Disney Princess - Elsa and Anna, 2020
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