Silver Ounce 2022 Donald Duck - Merry Christmas, Coin from Niue - detailed information

Silver Ounce 2022 Donald Duck - Merry Christmas, Coin from Niue
CoinSilver Ounce 2022 Donald Duck - Merry Christmas

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 collection of "premium bullion coins" featuring movie characters and themes, and features Donald Duck wishing a Merry Christmas.

MintNew Zealand Mint Mint MarkNo mint mark Total Mintage15,000
Obverse
Niue / Silver Ounce 2022 Donald Duck - Merry Christmas - obverse photo

The obverse of the coin shows the crowned mature head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right (her effigy known as the "Fourth Portrait"). The Queen wears the "Girls of Great Britain and Ireland" diamond tiara, a wedding gift from Queen Mary (Her Majesty's grandmother) in 1947 - which she also has on the Machin and the Gottwald portraits.

In small letters below the head, the artist's initials IRB (for Ian Rank-Broadley).

Around the effigy is the monarch's legend, the date of issue and the value: ELIZABETH II NIUE TWO DOLLARS 2022.

The background is frosted.

Obverse Inscription ELIZABETH II NIUE TWO DOLLARS 2022
Reverse
Niue / Silver Ounce 2022 Donald Duck - Merry Christmas - reverse photo

The reverse design of the coin shows Disney cartoon character Donald Duck holding a Christmas decoration. Below, the inscription Merry CHRISTMAS.

The background is frosted.

Around above left, the precious metal content: 1 oz 999 Fine Silver (one ounce of 99.9% silver) and the copyright acknowledgement, © Disney.

Reverse Inscription Merry CHRISTMAS 1 oz 999 Fine Silver © Disney
EdgeMilledEdge InscriptionNone
Notes

Finish: bullion (Brilliant Uncirculated).
Packaging: loose, or in 20-coin tubes, or 200 in monster box.
Date of issue: 30 November 2022.

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Silver Ounce 2022 Donald Duck - Merry Christmas: Details
CountryNiue
CurrencyNiue Dollar
Coin TypeSilver Ounce (1 oz), Bullion
Issued2022
MonarchQueen Elizabeth II
EffigyQueen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley
Face Value2 (x Dollar)
Total Mintage15,000
CurrentYes
Material0.999 Silver
TechnologyMilled (machine-made)
ShapeRound
OrientationMedal Alignment (Axis 0)
Size40.700 mm
Thickness3.000 mm
Mass31.100 g
OCC IDRWKZ-EJNC-VRJM-EXGL
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