Silver Ounce 2021 Chibi - Disney: Princess Aurora, 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 part of the Chibi Coin Collection Disney Princess Series by the New Zealand Mint, and features Princess Aurora.

The Mint says about it:
Our Disney Princess Chibi Coin Series includes the elegant Aurora, from Disney’s Sleeping Beauty (1959). It shows Aurora wearing her iconic pink ballgown with her gorgeous golden hair flowing.

Even though it is shaped and coloured on one side, this ounce of pure silver is still a legal tender coin. The Ian Rank Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II can be seen on the obverse and a Certificate of Authenticity is also printed on the box. A specially designed coin case, moulded to the coin’s shape, provides protection to this limited-edition coin. The outer box is lovingly designed with imagery from Sleeping Beauty, including Aurora, her three guardian fairies Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather and some of her many woodland friends. It includes a large window so you can easily display the coin in this beautiful packaging. A sticker on the back confirms each coin’s unique serial number. With a worldwide mintage of only 2,000 coins.