Silver Ounce 2024 Siamese Fighting Fish, 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 various animals.

Downies says about this coin:
We are thrilled to present the 2024 $1 Siamese Fighting Fish Silver Proof Coin, a tropical treasure that’s as fiercely beautiful as the creature it celebrates!

Ensconced in rippling swirls of vivid pinks and blues, the reverse of this Niue legal tender coin depicts two Siamese fighting fish moving in a graceful underwater dance that is both mesmerising and deadly. This feisty fish, first discovered in Southeast Asia, is fiercely territorial and known for its vibrant flowing fins that have been accurately recreated in digital colour, and set against 1oz of gleaming 99.9% pure silver.