Silver Ounce 2024 Disney Princess - Rapunzel, Coin from Niue - detailed information

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 called Disney Princess featuring Disney animated film characters, and is dedicated to Rapunzel.

Rapunzel is loosely based on the plot of the classic German fairy tale "Rapunzel" by the Brothers Grimm and is about the Crown Princess of Corona, who was known for her long, magical golden hair. As a child, she was kidnapped by a witch and imprisoned in a remote tower for 18 years. Her curiosity and fascination with the lanterns that rise into the sky every year on her birthday lead her to team up with the thief Flynn Rider and energetically pursue her big dream of leaving the tower and exploring the outside world.