Coin | Silver Ounce 2024 Australia at Night - Tree Frog |
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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 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.
This coin is part of the Australia at Night series, and features the Tree Frog.
The red-eyed tree frog is a bright, colorful frog that lives in tropical rainforests and humid areas. With an average size of only 6-8 centimetres and a weight of around 10 grams, these frogs are particularly dainty. They are very good climbers, swimmers and jumpers and are seen as a symbol for the protection and conservation of the rainforest. |
Mint | PAMP |
Mint Mark | No mint mark |
Total Mintage |
1,000
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Obverse | |
The obverse of the coin shows the bare (uncrowned) head of King Charles III facing left.
In small letters below, the artist's initials: JC (for Jody Clark).
Around, the monarch's legend, the face value and the date of issue: CHARLES III · NIUE 2024 · ONE DOLLAR · 1oz 999 SILVER ·.
The inscription also includes the precious metal content; "1 oz 999 SILVER" means "one troy ounce of 99.9% silver". |
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Reverse | |
The reverse design depicts three red-eyed tree frogs on plant branches, illuminated by a rising full moon. The figures of the frogs, and the moon, are silver in colour; the rest of the surface features a proprietary black treatment to simulate nighttime.
Around above near the rim, the name of the coin series AUSTRALIA AT NIGHT, below which the name of the coin: RED-EYED TREE FROG. |
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Reverse Inscription |
AUSTRALIA AT NIGHT RED-EYED TREE FROG |
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Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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Notes | Finish: black proof. Packaging: in presentation box, with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity. Downies Collectables SKU: 34048. Release price: AU$ 219.00.
There is no primary information available about this coin; it seems that the coin was commissioned by Australian company Downies Collectables and (we think) struck by PAMP. |
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See also |
Coins featuring Australian Wildlife produced by Downies (ordered by design / metal / year): - 1 oz Gold Proof (Coloured), Endangered and Extinct - Tasmanian Tiger, Niue 2011 - 1 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Endangered and Extinct - Tasmanian Tiger, Tuvalu 2011 - 1 oz Gold Proof (Coloured), Endangered and Extinct - Tasmanian Wedge-Tailed Eagle, Niue 2012 - 1 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Endangered and Extinct - Tasmanian Wedge-Tailed Eagle, Tuvalu 2012 - 1 oz Gold Proof (Coloured), Endangered and Extinct - Tasmanian Devil, Niue 2013 - 1 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Endangered and Extinct - Tasmanian Devil, Tuvalu 2013 - 1 oz Gold Proof (Coloured), Australia's Remarkable Reptiles - Frilled Neck Lizard, Niue 2014 - 1 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Australia's Remarkable Reptiles - Frilled Neck Lizard, Tuvalu 2013 - 1 oz Gold Proof (Coloured), Endangered and Extinct - Green Turtle, Niue 2014 - 1 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Endangered and Extinct - Green Turtle, Tuvalu 2014 - 1 oz Gold Proof (Coloured), Australia's Remarkable Reptiles - Thorny Devil Lizard, Niue 2015 - 1 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Australia's Remarkable Reptiles - Thorny Devil Lizard, Tuvalu 2014 - 1 oz Gold Proof (Coloured), Endangered and Extinct - Mahogany Glider, Niue 2015 - 1 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Endangered and Extinct - Mahogany Glider, Tuvalu 2015 - 1 oz Gold Proof (Coloured), Australia's Remarkable Reptiles - Blue Tongue Lizard, Niue 2016 - 1 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Australia's Remarkable Reptiles - Blue Tongue Lizard, Tuvalu 2015 - 1 oz Gold Proof (Coloured), Endangered and Extinct - Southern Cassowary, Niue 2016 - 1 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Endangered and Extinct - Southern Cassowary, Tuvalu 2016 - 1 oz Gold Proof (Coloured), Australia's Remarkable Reptiles - Australian Goanna, Niue 2017 - 1 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Australia's Remarkable Reptiles - Australian Goanna, Tuvalu 2016 - 1 oz Gold Proof (Coloured), Endangered and Extinct - Green and Golden Bell Frog, Niue 2017 - 1 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Endangered and Extinct - Green and Golden Bell Frog, Tuvalu 2017 - 1 oz Gold Proof (Coloured), Australia's Remarkable Reptiles - Saltwater Crocodile, Niue 2018 - 1 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Australia's Remarkable Reptiles - Saltwater Crocodile, Tuvalu 2017 - 1 oz Gold Proof (Coloured), Endangered and Extinct - Powerful Owl, Niue 2018 - 1 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Endangered and Extinct - Powerful Owl, Tuvalu 2018 - 1 oz Gold Proof (Coloured), Australia's Remarkable Reptiles - Green Tree Python, Niue 2019 - 1 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Australia's Remarkable Reptiles - Green Tree Python, Tuvalu 2018 - 1 oz Gold Proof (selective platinum plating), Australia at Night - Platypus, Niue 2019 - 1 oz Silver Proof (Black), Australia at Night - Platypus, Niue 2018 - 1 oz Gold Proof (selective platinum plating), Australia at Night - Red Kangaroo, Niue 2019 - 1 oz Silver Proof (Black), Australia at Night - Red Kangaroo, Niue 2019 - 1 oz Gold Proof (selective platinum plating), Wildlife Up Close - Wedge-Tailed Eagle, Niue 2019 - 1 oz Silver Antique, Wildlife Up Close - Wedge Tailed Eagle, Niue 2019 - 1 oz Gold Proof (selective platinum plating), Wildlife Up Close - Tasmanian Devil, Niue 2020 - 1 oz Silver Antique, Wildlife Up Close - Tasmanian Devil, Niue 2019 - 1 oz Gold Proof (selective platinum plating), Wildlife Up Close - Frilled Neck Lizard, Niue 2020 - 1 oz Silver Antique, Wildlife Up Close - Frilled Neck Lizard, Niue 2020 - 1 oz Gold Proof (Coloured), Australia's Remarkable Reptiles - Snake-Neck Turtle, Niue 2020 - 1 oz Gold Proof (selective platinum plating), Australia at Night - Echidna, Niue 2020 - 1 oz Silver Proof (Black), Australia at Night - Echidna, Niue 2020 - 1 oz Gold Proof (with pearl insert), Great Barrier Reef, Niue 2020 - 1 oz Silver Proof (with pearl insert), Great Barrier Reef, Niue 2022 - 1 oz Gold Proof (selective platinum plating), Australia at Night - Wombat, Niue 2021 - 1 oz Silver Proof (Black), Australia at Night - Wombat, Niue 2021 - 1 oz Gold Proof (selective platinum plating), Australia at Night - Dingo, Niue 2021 - 1 oz Silver Proof (Black), Australia at Night - Dingo, Niue 2021 - 1 oz Gold Proof (selective platinum plating), Wildlife Up Close - Kangaroo, Niue 2021 - 1 oz Silver Antique, Wildlife Up Close - Kangaroo, Niue 2021 - 5 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Parrots of Australia, Niue 2021 - 1 oz Gold Proof (selective platinum plating), Australia at Night - Leadbeater's Possum, Niue 2022 - 1 oz Silver Proof (Black), Australia at Night - Leadbeater's Possum, Niue 2022 - 1 oz Gold Proof (selective platinum plating), Australia at Night - Barn Owl, Niue 2022 - 1 oz Silver Proof (Black), Australia at Night - Barn Owl, Niue 2022 - 1 oz Gold Proof, Koala, Niue 2022 - 1 oz Silver Proof, Koala, Niue 2022 - 1 oz Gold Proof (Coloured), Platypus, Niue 2022 - 1 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Platypus, Niue 2022 - 1 oz Gold Proof, Honey Bee, Niue 2022 - 1 oz Silver Proof (selective gold plating), Honey Bee, Niue 2022 - 1 oz Gold Proof (selective platinum plating), Great Australian Desert, Niue 2023 - 1 oz Silver Proof (selective gold plating), Great Australian Desert, Niue 2023 - 1 oz Gold Proof (selective platinum plating), Australia at Night - Flying Fox, Niue 2023 - 1 oz Silver Proof (Black), Australia at Night - Flying Fox, Niue 2023 - 1 oz Gold Proof (Coloured), Azure Kingfisher, Niue 2023 - 1 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Azure Kingfisher, Niue 2023 - 1 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Australia's Funnel-Web Spider, Niue 2023 - 1 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Gould’s Birds - Eastern Rosella, Niue 2023 - 1 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Gould’s Birds - Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo, Niue 2023 - 1 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Gould’s Birds - Black Swan, Niue 2024 - 1 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Gould’s Birds - Rainbow Lorikeet, Niue 2024 - 1 oz Gold Proof, Peacock, Niue 2024 - 1 oz Silver Proof (selective gold plating), Peacock, Niue 2024 - 1 oz Gold Proof (selective platinum plating), Australia at Night - Rock Wallaby, Niue 2024 - 1 oz Silver Proof (Black), Australia at Night - Rock Wallaby, Niue 2024 - 1 oz Gold Proof (selective platinum plating), Australia at Night - Fairy Penguin, Niue 2024 - 1 oz Silver Proof (Black), Australia at Night - Fairy Penguin, Niue 2024 - 1 oz Gold Proof (selective platinum plating), Australia at Night - Red-Eyed Tree Frog, Niue 2024 - 1 oz Silver Proof (Black), Australia at Night - Red-Eyed Tree Frog, Niue 2024 - 1 oz Gold Proof (Coloured), Cute and Cuddly - Baby Dingo, Niue 2024 - 1 oz Silver Proof (Coloured), Cute and Cuddly - Baby Dingo, Niue 2024
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