Silver Ounce 2023 Icons of Inspiration - Marie Curie, Coin from Niue - detailed information

Silver Ounce 2023 Icons of Inspiration - Marie Curie, Coin from Niue
CoinSilver Ounce 2023 Icons of Inspiration - Marie Curie

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 sixth release in the Icons of Inspiration series by APMEX and features Marie Curie.

Marie Salomea Skłodowska-Curie (1867 - 1934) was a Polish and naturalised-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person and the only woman to win a Nobel Prize twice, and the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two scientific fields. Her husband, Pierre Curie, was a co-winner of her first Nobel Prize, making them the first-ever married couple to win the Nobel Prize and launching the Curie family legacy of five Nobel Prizes. She was, in 1906, the first woman to become a professor at the University of Paris.

She was born in Warsaw, in what was then the Kingdom of Poland, part of the Russian Empire. She studied at Warsaw's clandestine Flying University and began her practical scientific training in Warsaw. In 1891, aged 24, she followed her elder sister Bronisława to study in Paris, where she earned her higher degrees and conducted her subsequent scientific work. In 1895 she married the French physicist Pierre Curie, and she shared the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics with him and with the physicist Henri Becquerel for their pioneering work developing the theory of "radioactivity" - a term she coined. Marie won the 1911 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her discovery of the elements polonium and radium, using techniques she invented for isolating radioactive isotopes.

MintAPMEX Mint MarkNo mint mark Total Mintage 10,100
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Obverse
Niue / Silver Ounce 2023 Icons of Inspiration - Marie Curie - obverse photo

Within a beaded border, the reverse features a triumphant image of a muse, arm extended toward the sun, with the (unofficial) seal of the nation of Niue held in her left hand.

The seal has what looks like a plant arrangement at centre, within a double ornamental circle, itself surrounded by a circle of sea shells. This is crowned with St Edward's Crown (of the United Kingdom). Around above between the two, the inscription PUBLIC SEAL OF NIUE. Below that, a ribbon carries the motto ATUA NIUE TUKULAGI on two lines, below which two crossed katoua (Niue fighting clubs).

On two lines to the left, the face value of the coin: TWO DOLLARS. Below, the date of issue 2023. These are also inscribed in the circle with the Public Seal of Niue.

In small letters above the date, the designer's initials JI (for Joel Iskowitz).

Around above, twenty-two five-pointed stars; below the last of them, the engraver's monogram EA (for Emerson Abraham).

Around left, the precious metal content: .999 SILVER 1 OUNCE.

Obverse Inscription TWO DOLLARS 2023 PUBLIC SEAL OF NIUE .999 SILVER 1 OUNCE
Reverse
Niue / Silver Ounce 2023 Icons of Inspiration - Marie Curie - reverse photo

The reverse design features Marie Curie observing a vial inscribed with Ra, the chemical symbol for radium, to one side of her with lines radiating out from it. Her signature, M. Curie, is shown below her portrait. In the right field, a representation of an atom model.

Below left, on the sleeve of her dress, the designer's initials JI (for Joel Iskowitz).

Reverse Inscription M. Curie
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Notes

Finish: bullion (Brilliant Uncirculated), with satin finish.
Packaging: in individual plastic capsule, or 10 coins in heat-sealed roll.
Date of issue: 7 February 2023.
Issue price: US$ 31.25.

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Silver Ounce 2023 Icons of Inspiration - Marie Curie: Known varieties
Variety In blister card
Mintage Issued: unknown (included in total)
Details

Brilliant Uncirculated coin housed in tamper-evident packaging (TEP) - RF-welded plastic polymer case (2 1/2" x 3 1/4"), protecting the coin's finish.

Issue price: US$ 34.25.

Variety Proof
Images Niue / Silver Ounce 2023 Icons of Inspiration - Marie Curie / Proof - obverse photo Niue / Silver Ounce 2023 Icons of Inspiration - Marie Curie / Proof - reverse photo
Mintage Issued: 100 (included in total)
Details

Boxed, with Certificate of Authenticity. On the first 10, the certificate is signed by the designer (issue price of the latter US$ 449.99).

Issue price: US$ 249.99

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Silver Ounce 2023 Icons of Inspiration - Marie Curie: Details
CountryNiue
CurrencyNiue Dollar
Coin TypeSilver Ounce (1 oz)
Issued2023
MonarchKing Charles III
EffigyPublic Seal of Niue
Face Value2 (x Dollar)
Total Mintage10,100
CurrentYes
Material0.999 Silver
DesignerJoel Iskowitz, Emerson Abraham
TechnologyMilled (machine-made)
ShapeRound
OrientationMedal Alignment (Axis 0)
Size39.0000 mm
Mass31.1000 g
OCC IDDKLM-EMKC-XAWM-ENZB
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Silver Ounce 2023 Icons of Inspiration - Marie Curie: Photo 2023 Niue 1 oz Silver Icons of Inspiration: Marie Curie BU / thumbnail 2023 Niue 1 oz Silver Icons of Inspiration: Marie Curie BU
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