Year of the Monkey

Series:
Chinese Calendar
year of the monkey coin
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Specification
  • Issuer:
    Niue
  • Denomination:
    1 New Zealand dollar
  • Metal:
    Ag 999
  • Decoration:
    digital printing
  • Quality:
    proof
  • Size:
    38.61 mm
  • Weight:
    16.81 g
  • Circulation:
    up to 6,000 pcs
  • Date of issue:
    September 2015
Description

According to the Chinese calendar, the Year of the Monkey begins on February 8, 2016 and ends on January 27, 2017. Monkey, the ninth animal of the Chinese zodiac, is a sign of a talented inventor and a skillful leader. Therefore, it is not surprising that children born in the year of the Monkey are playful and quick-witted. Good-natured and flexible, they are also outgoing and proactive, always eager to make new friends. There are many famous people born in the Year of the Monkey, among them Elizabeth Taylor, Tom Hanks and Leonardo da Vinci.

Our funny children’s coin decorated with colorful pictures will be a perfect gift for all young collectors born in the Year of the Monkey! This humorous souvenir depicts a cartoonlike little monkey riding on an elephant pulling a cart filled with gold and jewels. Oriental decorative surface in the background of the reverse harmonizes perfectly with multi-colored digital printing in its foreground. A specially designed presentation case adorned with the Chinese logogram 猴 creates with this lovely coin a vivid and coherent whole. 

•    great gift idea – lucky talisman
•    Chinese logogram 猴 associated with affluence and good reputation 
•    highest purity of silver
•    vibrant digital printing 
•    lovely presentation case adorned with patterns similar to bright Chinese silk scarves

Obverse
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In the central part of the coin – effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Below it – mint mark: m/w, hallmark: Ag 999. Along the rim – inscriptions separated by decorative dots: ELIZABETH II, NIUE ISLAND (issuer), 1 DOLLAR (face value), 2016 (year of issue).

Reverse
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In the central part of the coin – colorful image of a cute monkey riding on an elephant pulling a cart filled with gold and jewels. Above it, on a separate surface – name of the coin: YEAR OF THE MONKEY. Along the rim – decorative rings adorned with floral ornaments.