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 coloured rectangular coin is part of a New Zealand Mint range depicting famous movie posters, and is dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the horror film The Exorcist. The reverse recreates the original movie poster for "The Exorcist" from 1973.
The horror film, based on the novel of the same name by author William Peter Blatty, is one of the biggest film successes of the 1970s and triggered worldwide discussions due to the grotesque special effects. The story revolves around 12-year-old Regan, embodied by Linda Blair, who seems to be possessed by the devil. In desperation, her mother Chris MacNeil turns to the Catholic Church, which sends two exorcists. |