Niue's licensing arrangement with the New Zealand Mint has produced hundreds of themed bullion and collector issues since the 1990s, with the Pacific island territory lending its legal tender status to series it has no historical connection to. This Aquarius piece is one of twelve in a zodiac run — a format that sells primarily to gift buyers rather than numismatists, and whose secondary market reflects that accordingly.
Niue's licensing arrangement with the New Zealand Mint has produced hundreds of themed bullion and collector issues since the 1990s, with the Pacific island territory lending its legal tender status to series it has no historical connection to. This Aquarius piece is one of twelve in a zodiac run — a format that sells primarily to gift buyers rather than numismatists, and whose secondary market reflects that accordingly.