Silver Ounce 2020 Harry Potter, 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 famous movie characters.

This coin is part of a New Zealand Mint series dedicated to characters from famous movies and features Harry Potter.

Harry Potter is the main character in a series of seven fantasy novels written by British author, J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, Harry Potter, and his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The main story arc concerns Harry's struggle against Lord Voldemort, a dark wizard who intends to become immortal, overthrow the wizard governing body known as the Ministry of Magic and subjugate all wizards and Muggles (non-magical people). The original seven books were adapted into an eight-part namesake film series by Warner Bros. Pictures.

The Mint says about this coin:
"The Boy Who Lived, Harry Potter™, is engraved onto this 1oz silver coin which shows a close up of Harry as he casts a spell alongside his faithful snowy owl, Hedwig. The effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the other side of the coin confirms it as legal tender.

The coin is housed in a sturdy wooden coin case, ideal for display, which is placed inside a HARRY POTTER™-themed box showing the original coin image in colour. A Certificate of Authenticity, including the coin’s unique serial number, guarantees the pure quality of the silver and the limited mintage of 5,000 coins."

Finish: Proof.