Silver Ounce 2021 Mickey Mouse and Goofy, 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 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.

This coin is part of a New Zealand Mint series dedicated to characters from famous movies and features Mickey Mouse and Goofy from the Disney cartoon series.

Goofy first appeared in 1932 as Dippy Dawg in the cartoon short Mickey's Revue. Originally appearing older than he does today, Goofy was later redesigned by Disney to his present form where he made frequent excursions with his two pals Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. Originally voiced by Pinto Colvig, Goofy's clumsy mannerisms and iconic "ah-hyuck!" were said to have been influenced by a "ginny, half-backed village nitwit" that Colvig knew from Jacksonville, Oregon, his hometown.