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 movie characters. Some are also in innovative shapes, such as "Chibi".
Chibi (ちび or チビ) is a Japanese slang word describing something short (a thing, an animal or a person). The term is widely used to describe a specific style of caricature where characters are drawn in an exaggerated way: small and chubby, with stubby limbs and oversized heads. Coins of this type look like cartoon characters and have their corresponding shape; they are also very thick for their size.
This coin is part of a New Zealand Mint series of Chibi coins featuring Star Wars characters, and is dedicated to Bo-Katan Kryze from the Mandalorian.
The mint says about it: Made of 1oz pure silver, this Chibi Coin is fully coloured and shaped to resemble the fierce and deadly warrior, Bo-Katan Kryze. She is seen wearing her white and blue Mandalorian armour, which includes her Nite Owl helmet. Some relief has even been added to bring this legend to life.
The obverse bears the Public Seal of Niue, confirming the coin as legal tender. Officially licensed, each piece arrives in a Star Wars themed box that includes a large window for display. A Certificate of Authenticity is printed on the back, along with the coin’s unique number in the mintage.
One in ten coins (distributed randomly) is gold plated. |