| Coin | Silver Ounce 2023 Vivat Humanitas |
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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 coins under the authority of Niue. Most of these are commemorative and collector issues 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). Those issued at prices much higher than their bullion value are separately listed in the Non-Circulating Legal Tender (NCLT) silver ounce section of the site.
Unlike them, this coin is targeted at bullion investors and was initially released at a price close to the value of its precious metal content.
This is the fifth design in the Vivat Humanitas (long live humanity) series issued by the Pressburg Mint based in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia.
The mint says about it:
The Vivat Humanitas series celebrates achievements of humankind. This year’s release celebrates the achievement of the democratic system. |
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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 name of the country and the date of issue: NIUE 2023. Around below, the face value 2 DOLLARS. |
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| Reverse | |
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In the foreground, the reverse design depicts an ancient Greek column with the lettering δημοκρατία, meaning democracy in Greek, and an eye surrounded by a traditional decorative pattern. On the left, an artist's impression of the Ancient Greek parliament; on the right, the Acropolis in Athens.
Around left, and repeated around right, the name of the series: VIVAT HUMANITAS.
On a ribbon below the column, the precious metal content: 1oz FINE SILVER 9999 (one troy ounce of 99.99% silver). |
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| Reverse Inscription |
VIVAT HUMANITAS δημοκρατία 1oz FINE SILVER 9999 |
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| Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | Silver content (Troy oz.): 1.000
Finish: bullion (Brilliant Uncirculated).
Release price: 32,27 EUR
Mintage limited to 100,000 bullion pieces and 1,000 proofs.
Mintage of these coins seems to be "on demand". The company announces on its web site the mintage limit of the coin, and the number of currently minted coins.
Minted as of 3 October 2023: 8,380 pieces. |
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| See also |
Coins and rounds in the Vivat Humanitas series include:
- 1 oz Silver Round, Vivat Humanitas, (Slovakia) 2015
- 1 oz Silver, Vivat Humanitas, Tokelau 2020
- 1 oz Gold, Vivat Humanitas, Tokelau 2021
- 1/10 oz Gold, Vivat Humanitas, Tokelau 2021
- 1 oz Silver, Vivat Humanitas, Tokelau 2021
- 1 oz Gold, Vivat Humanitas, Tokelau 2022
- 1/10 oz Gold, Vivat Humanitas, Tokelau 2022
- 1 oz Silver, Vivat Humanitas, Tokelau 2022
- 1 oz Gold, Vivat Humanitas, Niue 2023
- 1/10 oz Gold, Vivat Humanitas, Niue 2023
- 1 oz Silver, Vivat Humanitas, Niue 2023
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