| Coin | Silver Ounce 2023 Women in History - Cleopatra |
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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 third issue in the Women in History series by the New Zealand Mint, and features Cleopatra, the last Queen of Ancient Egypt. |
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| Obverse | |
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The obverse of the coin features the official Public Seal of Niue.
It has an inner circle of hiapo designs, representing the fonua (land), within which are stylised designs of a tree, representing life and tagata Niue (the people of Niue), surrounded by an outer circle in the form of a traditional Niuean garland of 14 seashells (representing the 14 villages of Niue), and crowned with St Edward's Crown (of the United Kingdom), representing the sovereign as head of state.
Around above between the two circles, the inscription PUBLIC SEAL OF NIUE. Below, a ribbon carries the motto ATUA NIUE TUKULAGI on two lines (meaning "God, Niue Eternally"), below which two crossed katoua (Niue fighting clubs).
Around above, the face value TWO DOLLARS. Around below, the date of issue 2023. |
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| Reverse | |
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The reverse of the coin is coloured and shows an artist's impression of Queen Cleopatra VII wearing a gold headdress. Behind her, a wall inscribed with Egyptian hieroglyphs, and a vertical cartouche with her name.
Around above left, the precious metal content: 1 oz 999 Fine Silver (one troy ounce of 99.9% silver). In large letters around above right, CLEOPATRA. |
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| Reverse Inscription |
1 oz 999 Fine Silver CLEOPATRA |
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| Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | Finish: proof, coloured.
Packaging: in display box, with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
Release date: 12 May 2023.
Release price: US$ 89.00. |
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