Tokelau, a non-self-governing territory administered by New Zealand, issues collector coinage through arrangements with private minting firms rather than any domestic monetary infrastructure — the islands have no mint, no local currency in daily use, and a population under 1,500 spread across three atolls. These lunar series dollars are legal tender in name only.
The pig is the twelfth and final animal in the Chinese zodiac cycle, making 2019 the close of a full twelve-year rotation for this particular series.
Tokelau, a non-self-governing territory administered by New Zealand, issues collector coinage through arrangements with private minting firms rather than any domestic monetary infrastructure — the islands have no mint, no local currency in daily use, and a population under 1,500 spread across three atolls. These lunar series dollars are legal tender in name only.
The pig is the twelfth and final animal in the Chinese zodiac cycle, making 2019 the close of a full twelve-year rotation for this particular series.