Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jimski, post: 7775184, member: 77373&quot;]<b>2016 Niue 2 dollar, “Turtle” 1 oz bullion, New Zealand Mint </b></p><p><font size="3">The New Zealand Mint is a private mint.&nbsp; It mints legal tender commemorative coins, bullion.&nbsp; The New Zealand mint does not mint New Zealand’s circulating coinage, which are minted at the Royal Mint (1 and 2 dollars) and the Royal Canadian Mint (10, 20 and 50 cent coins).&nbsp; Niue uses New Zealand coins for circulation</font></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1333628[/ATTACH] </p><p>I was pleased with this photo.&nbsp; I found the obverse difficult to photograph because the proof-like device tends to just show up dark with little detail (like the sellers photo below).&nbsp; I used a sheet of printer paper to deflect light back onto the obverse device to bring out details and relief. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1333631[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1333632[/ATTACH] </p><p>This coin is from my British Empire collection, which includes coins from its historic members.&nbsp; Niue never had a distinct coinage, so in this case I included a modern coin into the collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1333636[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>James Cook discovered Niue in 1774. {1} <i>Cook made three attempts to land, but the inhabitants refused to grant permission to do so. He named the island &quot;Savage Island&quot; because, as legend has it, the natives who &quot;greeted&quot; him were painted in what appeared to be blood. The substance on their teeth was hulahula, a native red fe&#039;i banana.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Niue enters the British Empire:</b>&nbsp; {1} <i>In 1889 the chiefs and rulers of Niue, in a letter to Queen Victoria, asked her &quot;to stretch out towards us your mighty hand, that Niue may hide herself in it and be safe&quot;. After expressing anxiety lest some other nation should take possession of the island, the letter continued: &quot;We leave it with you to do as seems best to you. If you send the flag of Britain that is well; or if you send a Commissioner to reside among us, that will be well&quot;. The British did not initially take up the offer.&nbsp; In 1900, in response to renewed requests, the island became a British protectorate, and the following year it was annexed by New Zealand, along with Cook Islands. Niue&#039;s remoteness, as well as cultural and linguistic differences between its Polynesian inhabitants and those of the Cook Islands, caused it to be separately administered.&nbsp; At the time of annexation, New Zealand was a colony of The British Empire.&nbsp; New Zealand would become a dominion in 1907, and become independent in 1947.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Niue attains self-government</b>: {1}<i>New Zealand Parliament restored self-government in Niue with the 1974 constitution, following a referendum in 1974 in which Niueans had three options: independence, self-government or continuation as a New Zealand territory. The majority selected self-government, in association with New Zealand.&nbsp; This allows Niueans to retain New Zealand citizenship while maintaining self-government.</i></p><p>{1}&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Source Wikipedia.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in