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| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2017 |
| Type | Collector coin |
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| Reverse description | Central colorized depiction of Mater, the lovable rusty tow truck character from the Disney/Pixar animated film 'Cars', presented in full color facing the viewer with a broad grin. Behind the figure, a lightly engraved background scene features the Radiator Springs road sign reading 'Leaving So Soon?' The upper portion of the field displays the Disney·Pixar 'Cars' logo in color. Along the lower rim, the inscriptions '1 oz 999 Fine Silver' and '© Disney/Pixar' appear in the field. |
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| Mintage | 2017 - Proof - 10,000 |
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Niue has operated as a numismatic licensing hub since the 1990s, issuing coins under New Zealand monetary agreement that are legal tender on the island but produced entirely for the collector market. The "Mater" designation here places this within a broader devotional series targeting Catholic collector demographics — a niche that European and South American distributors have developed aggressively over the past two decades. Niue's arrangement with the New Zealand Treasury allows it to profit from seigniorage on coins that will never see a cash register.