Silver Ounce 2021 Zodiac - Taurus, 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 have a Zodiac-inspired theme.

This coin is part of a series of oval-shaped Signs of Zodiac coins by the Czech Mint, and features Taurus.

The Mint says about it:
The constellation Taurus was named after an ancient Greek legend about Princess Europe, whose extraordinary beauty enchanted Zeus. The ruler of the gods then cunningly transformed into a white bull, so that he could kidnap the beauty and have it only for himself. Like mythical princesses, people born under the sign of Taurus have their own charm, refined taste, romance and sensuality. They often cling to the material side of things, and therefore like to be surrounded by beautiful objects. No wonder - their lives are influenced by the planet Venus, named after the Roman goddess of beauty, love, spring and rebirth. Other qualities of the Bulls in human form are permanence and realism, which, however, can grow into stubbornness.

The non-traditional oval-shaped coin bears a coloured image of the Bull on the reverse side. Photographs or computer graphics were not used as a template for colouring - the author of the coin, Asamat Baltaev, DiS., created an original watercolour painting for it.