| Coin | Silver Ounce 2023 Harry Potter - Chamber of Secrets |
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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). Many of these feature famous movie characters.
This coin is part of a New Zealand Mint series dedicated to characters and themes from famous movies, and is dedicated to the Chamber of Secrets from the Harry Potter books and films. |
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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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The reverse of the coin shows the mysterious Chamber of Secrets in Hogwarts from the Harry Potter film franchise. The design features a striking antique finish and added relief that is lighter at the bottom to mimic the water reflection.
Around below, the precious metal content: 1 oz 999 Fine Silver (one troy ounce of 99.9% silver) and copyright acknowledgement: WIZARDING WORLD © & TM WBEI. (s23) (copyright and trade mark of Warner Brothers Entertainment International). |
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| Reverse Inscription |
1 oz 999 Fine Silver WIZARDING WORLD © & TM WBEI. (s23) |
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| Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | Finish: antique.
Packaging: in presentation box, with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
Date of issue: 10 February 2023.
Issue price: US$ 99.00 |
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| See also |
Coins in the Harry Potter Classic series issued in Niue include:
- 1 oz Gold, Harry Potter, 2020
- 1/4 oz Gold, Harry Potter, 2020
- 1 oz Silver, Harry Potter, 2020
- 1 oz Gold, Albus Dumbledore, 2020
- 1/4 oz Gold, Albus Dumbledore, 2020
- 1 oz Silver, Albus Dumbledore, 2020
- 1 oz Gold, Hogwarts Express, 2020
- 1/4 oz Gold, Hogwarts Express, 2020
- 1 oz Silver, Hogwarts Express, 2020
- 1 oz Gold, Hogwarts Castle, 2020
- 1/4 oz Gold, Hogwarts Castle, 2020
- 1 oz Silver, Hogwarts Castle, 2020
- 1 oz Silver, All I Want for Christmas, 2020
- 1 oz Gold, Hermione Granger, 2021
- 1/4 oz Gold, Hermione Granger, 2021
- 1 oz Silver, Hermione Granger, 2021
- 1 oz Gold, Lord Voldemort, 2021
- 1/4 oz Gold, Lord Voldemort, 2021
- 1 oz Silver, Lord Voldemort, 2021
- 1 oz Gold, Dobby the House Elf, 2021
- 1/4 oz Gold, Dobby the House Elf, 2021
- 1 oz Silver, Dobby the House Elf, 2021
- 1 oz Gold, The Golden Snitch, 2022
- 1/4 oz Gold, The Golden Snitch, 2022
- 1 oz Silver (gilded), The Golden Snitch, 2022
- 3 oz Silver Antique, Great Hall of Hogwarts, 2022
- 1 oz Silver Antique, Great Hall of Hogwarts, 2022
- 3 oz Silver Antique, Dumbledore's Office, 2022
- 1 oz Silver Antique, Dumbledore's Office, 2022
- 3 oz Silver Antique, Chamber of Secrets, 2023
- 1 oz Silver Antique, Chamber of Secrets, 2023
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