Silver Ounce 2021 Chibi - Disney: Daisy Duck, 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 features Daisy Duck and is the third Chibi coin in a series featuring Disney characters.

The Mint says about it:
This delightful Daisy Duck Chibi Coin has been shaped and coloured to represent the sophisticated anthropomorphic duck in the Chibi art style. Made from 1oz of pure silver it shows fashionable Daisy with her lavender eye shadow, long distinct eyelashes, ruffled feathers suggesting a skirt and dressed in hair bow, puffed-sleeve blouse and heeled shoes. You can even spot her signature single bangle on her wrist!

Despite its shape and colour, this coin is still legal tender with the obverse featuring the Ian Rank Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.