The "Military Egg" belongs to a series of novelty issues produced for Niue by the Polish Mint in Warsaw, which has become one of the more prolific manufacturers of shaped and colored collector coins in the world. Niue, a self-governing island nation in free association with New Zealand, licenses its monetary authority extensively for exactly this kind of product — coins that are legal tender in name but designed entirely for the collector market.
The Polish Mint's proprietary antique finishing on these pieces tends to vary batch to batch.
The "Military Egg" belongs to a series of novelty issues produced for Niue by the Polish Mint in Warsaw, which has become one of the more prolific manufacturers of shaped and colored collector coins in the world. Niue, a self-governing island nation in free association with New Zealand, licenses its monetary authority extensively for exactly this kind of product — coins that are legal tender in name but designed entirely for the collector market.
The Polish Mint's proprietary antique finishing on these pieces tends to vary batch to batch.