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1 Dollar - Charles III British Shorthair
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Weight | 31.1 g |
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| Obverse description | A stylized silhouette of a seated cat occupies the left and lower portion of the field, rendered in frosted relief against a mirror-polished background. To the upper right, three cat paw prints are scattered across the field. A circular inset at center right bears the Public Seal of Niue, surmounted by a royal crown and flanked by decorative elements, with the legends PUBLIC SEAL OF NIUE and ATUA NIUE TUKULAGI inscribed around it. The denomination and date legend 1 DOLLAR - 2024 arcs along the left rim, with the Czech Mint mark (CM) appearing at the lower left. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a large, full-color photographic portrait of a British Shorthair cat in close-up, occupying the left half of the field, with amber eyes and a distinctive broad, rounded face rendered in vivid polychrome coloring. To the right, a silver-finish bas-relief depicts a second British Shorthair cat resting atop a scratching post, surrounded by scattered paw print motifs. The Czech Mint designer's initials appear in the field to the right of center. The legend BRITSKÁ KRÁTKOSRSTÁ KOČKA arcs around the upper rim, and BRITISH SHORTHAIR CAT is inscribed along the lower field. |
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Niue has operated as a prolific licensing hub for themed bullion and collector coinage since the 1990s, contracting the New Zealand Mint to produce issues that have no connection to domestic circulation. This piece belongs to that commercial program — a legal tender denomination nominal against a GDP that renders the face value purely symbolic.
The British Shorthair breed's formal recognition traces to Harrison Weir's 1871 Crystal Palace cat show, the first organized competition of its kind in Britain.