Part of a 24-coin series issued by Niue through the New Zealand Mint commemorating Dante's Divina Commedia, timed loosely to scholarly interest surrounding the poem's 700th anniversary cycle. Niue has long served as a licensing vehicle for themed collector series with no organic connection to the issuing territory — the island's GDP makes large-denomination silver programs economically nonsensical without the bullion premium and collector markup carrying the weight.
KM#1014 places this as the fourteenth installment. Completing all 24 pieces requires tracking down issues sold through different distributors across multiple years.
Part of a 24-coin series issued by Niue through the New Zealand Mint commemorating Dante's Divina Commedia, timed loosely to scholarly interest surrounding the poem's 700th anniversary cycle. Niue has long served as a licensing vehicle for themed collector series with no organic connection to the issuing territory — the island's GDP makes large-denomination silver programs economically nonsensical without the bullion premium and collector markup carrying the weight.
KM#1014 places this as the fourteenth installment. Completing all 24 pieces requires tracking down issues sold through different distributors across multiple years.