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 have a Zodiac-inspired theme.
This silver one-ounce coin features the Taurus sign of the Zodiac.
The Mint says about it:
"On this coin, we can see the representation of Taurus - the bull constellation. Of the four zodiac elements (air, earth, fire, and water), Taurus is an earth sign. As it belongs to the Earth elements, this sign symbolizes physical beauty, order, financial prosperity, and social status. People born under Taurus adore beauty and harmony. They are calm and strongly connected to nature. They are excellent observers who are down-to-earth.
That is why they become highly specialized bankers, physicians, dentists, carpenters, stylists, and anyone who is involved with the material things in life. Everyone from architects to construction workers and potters - these are all Earthy examples."
Finish: antique, selective copper plating, engraved wooden insert. |
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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 ISLAND · 1 DOLLAR 2020 ·.
Below the portrait on its right side, the small MW mint mark of the Mint of Poland (m over W), for Mennica Warszawska (Mint of Warsaw).
Around below right, the hallmark Ag 999 (99.9% silver; "Ag" is abbreviated from Argentum, the Latin word for silver, and is internationally used to mark silver coins and jewellery). |
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