Silver Ounce 2021 Chibi - Disney: Cinderella, 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 is the first in the Chibi Coin Collection Disney Princess Series by the New Zealand Mint, and features Cinderella.

The Mint says about it:
Our Chibi Coin Collection expands to feature Disney Princess Cinderella. This 1oz of pure silver has been shaped and coloured to represent this amazing Princess, dressed for the ball, in the Chibi art style.

The Ian Rank Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is found on the obverse to confirm it as a legal tender coin. The box is lovingly designed with imagery from the 1950 animated film, showing Cinderella in her ballgown, her glass slipper and some of her delightful animal companions. It includes a large window so you can easily display the coin in its matching packaging. A specially designed coin case, moulded to the coin’s shape, gives this limited-edition coin additional protection.