Silver Ounce 2022 The Milky Way - Laika, Coin from Niue - detailed information

Silver Ounce 2022 The Milky Way - Laika, Coin from Niue
CoinSilver Ounce 2022 The Milky Way - Laika

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).

This coin is the fourth issue in the Milky Way series by the Czech Mint, and features the first animal in orbit - a dog named Laika.

The mint says about it:
The first creatures to reach space, which means to cross the 100-kilometre mark above the Earth - were American octopuses in 1947, but the first animal to orbit the Earth was a Soviet dog. Her name was Laika (literally translated as “bark dog“) and her home was the streets of Moscow. Why did scientists choose her? They reasoned that a stray mongrel, who is used to a hard life, hunger and thirst, would be more likely to handle the demanding preparation and flight to space. Last but not least, Laika was sweet and charming - an ideal candidate for photographs to enhance the prestige of the communist regime...

The two-year-old female stood up to the training perfectly - she got used to the cramped cabin, where she could only sit and lie down, to the special mushy diet, to the high overload, which she practised on the centrifuge, and to the deafening roar of the rocket engines. She went into orbit aboard the Sputnik 2 satellite on 3 November 1957. Sending a canine passenger was a prerequisite for human flight, as the effects of space travel on living organisms were unknown. Unfortunately, return from orbit was not yet possible, therefore, Laika lost her life for science...

No photographs or computer graphics were used as a template - the author of the coin created an original watercolour painting

MintCzech Mint Mint MarkMonogram ČM Total Mintage 2,500
Obverse
Niue / Silver Ounce 2022 The Milky Way - Laika - 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 1 DOLLAR NIUE ISLAND 2022.

The portrait of the Queen is smaller than usual. Between the portrait and the inscriptions, there are four concentric rings ("humorously representing crop circles") interrupted by a ray of light coming from a cliche depiction of a "flying saucer" in the upper left part. The inscriptions have an early "techno" style.

The mint mark of the Czech Mint - a crowned monogram of the letters ČM (Česká mincovna), is a above right.

Obverse Inscription ELIZABETH II 1 DOLLAR NIUE ISLAND 2022
Reverse
Niue / Silver Ounce 2022 The Milky Way - Laika - reverse photo

The reverse of the coin shows an artist's impression of a rocket in vivid colours, as it orbits the Earth with the dog Laika looking out through the window. In the background, space-related symbols: star, planet orbit, and a satellite.

Below left, the inscription LAIKA, below which, the monograms of the designer Asamat Baltaev.

Reverse Inscription LAIKA
EdgePlainEdge InscriptionNone
Notes

Finish: proof, coloured.
Packaging: in black leather case with special wrapper, with Certificate of Authenticity in Czech, Slovak and English.
Collection: The Milky Way
Czech Mint Product Code: 76070-718
Date of issue: November 2022
Issue price: 83.00 EUR

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Silver Ounce 2022 The Milky Way - Laika: Details
CountryNiue
CurrencyNiue Dollar
Coin TypeSilver Ounce (1 oz)
Issued2022
MonarchQueen Elizabeth II
EffigyQueen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley
Face Value1 (x Dollar)
Total Mintage2,500
CurrentYes
Material0.999 Silver
DesignerAsamat Baltaev
TechnologyMilled (machine-made)
ShapeRound
OrientationMedal Alignment (Axis 0)
Size37.0000 mm
Mass31.1000 g
OCC IDLBRP-ORRC-KGZB-OMNY
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