Niue has operated as a reliable vehicle for third-party commemorative programs since the 1990s, with the New Zealand Mint producing the bulk of its licensed output. Lunar series coins of this type are manufactured primarily for the Chinese collector market, where demand for silver issues marking the twelve-year cycle has been consistent enough to sustain parallel programs from a dozen different issuing territories simultaneously.
The 2019 Pig year closed out the third full lunar cycle of the modern bullion commemorative era.
Niue has operated as a reliable vehicle for third-party commemorative programs since the 1990s, with the New Zealand Mint producing the bulk of its licensed output. Lunar series coins of this type are manufactured primarily for the Chinese collector market, where demand for silver issues marking the twelve-year cycle has been consistent enough to sustain parallel programs from a dozen different issuing territories simultaneously.
The 2019 Pig year closed out the third full lunar cycle of the modern bullion commemorative era.