| Coin | Silver Ounce 2020 Mickey Christmas |
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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 coins under the authority of Niue. Most of these are commemorative and collector issues 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). Those issued at prices much higher than their bullion value are separately listed in the Non-Circulating Legal Tender (NCLT) silver ounce section of the site.
Unlike them, this coin is targeted at bullion investors and was initially released at a price close to the value of its precious metal content.
The Mickey Christmas coin is part of a New Zealand Mint series of "premium bullion coins" featuring Disney characters, and shows Mickey Mouse in a Christmas setting. |
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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 design features Disney cartoon character Mickey Mouse surrounded by large snowflakes while wearing a Santa hat and holding a giant candy cane wrapped with a bow on top.
Around below, the precious metal content 1 oz 999 Fine Silver> (one troy ounce of 99.9% silver), followed by 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: bullion (Brilliant Uncirculated), with frosted surfaces.
Packaging: loose single coin, or 20 coins in mint tube, or 200 coins in masterbox. |
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| See also |
Bullion coins in the Disney Characters series include:
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Scrooge McDuck, 2018
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Scrooge McDuck, 2018
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Lion King - 25th Anniversary, 2019
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Lion King - 25th Anniversary, 2019
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Mickey Mouse - Fantasia, 2019
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Mickey Mouse - Fantasia, 2019
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Mickey Christmas, 2019
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Mickey Christmas, 2019
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Donald Duck 85th Anniversary, 2019
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Donald Duck 85th Anniversary, 2019
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, 2020
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, 2020
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Mickey Mouse and Pluto, 2020
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Mickey Mouse and Pluto, 2020
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Lion King - The Circle of Life, 2020
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Lion King - The Circle of Life, 2020
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Mickey Christmas, 2020
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Mickey Christmas, 2020
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Lion King - Hakuna Matata, 2021
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Lion King - Hakuna Matata, 2021
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Donald and Daisy, 2021
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Donald and Daisy, 2021
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Mickey Mouse and Goofy, 2021
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Mickey Mouse and Goofy, 2021
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Mickey Christmas, 2021
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Mickey Christmas, 2021
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Lady and the Tramp, 2022
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Lady and the Tramp, 2022
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Aladdin, 2022
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Scrooge McDuck, 2022
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Donald Duck - Merry Christmas, 2022
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Mickey and Minnie: Made for Each Other, 2023
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, 2023
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