This piece belongs to Niue's long-running arrangement with the New Zealand Mint, under which the Pacific microstate — population under 2,000 — licenses its monetary authority to produce collectible silver issues that will never see domestic circulation. Niue's GDP and coin program revenues are not unrelated figures.
The Victoria connection places this in the wave of issues commemorating the 200th anniversary of her 1819 birth.
This piece belongs to Niue's long-running arrangement with the New Zealand Mint, under which the Pacific microstate — population under 2,000 — licenses its monetary authority to produce collectible silver issues that will never see domestic circulation. Niue's GDP and coin program revenues are not unrelated figures.
The Victoria connection places this in the wave of issues commemorating the 200th anniversary of her 1819 birth.