The first release of 2017 in the Mickey Through the Ages collection at the New Zealand Mint is here. Transporting viewers back almost 90 years, the Gallopin’ Gaucho coin focuses on Mickey’s role as an Argentine cowboy in the 1928 animated short The Gallopin’ Gaucho. Right now, the 2017 1 oz Niue Mickey Mouse Gallopin’ Gaucho Series Silver Proof Coin is available to purchase online from JM Bullion.
Coin Highlights:
- Arrives in a display box with Certificate of Authenticity.
- 5th release of the Mickey Through the Ages collection!
- Limited mintage of only 10,000 coins!
- Contains 1 Troy oz of .999 pure silver.
- Bears a face value of $2 (NZD) backed by the government of Niue.
- Reverse features Mickey Mouse in The Gallopin’ Gaucho.
- Obverse includes the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.
The Gallopin’ Gaucho Silver Proof Coin is part of the fifth release in the Mickey Through the Ages series. Each new design is released in a total of four weights and two different metals. These 1 oz Gallopin’ Gaucho Silver Proofs are accompanied by matching designs on the 1/2 Gram, 1/4 oz, and 1 oz gold proof coins as well.
All 2017 1 oz Niue Mickey Mouse Gallopin’ Gaucho Series Silver Proof Coins are unique in the release schedule for one particular reason. While the three gold weights in reach release have just a standard design on the gold proof, each silver coin has a colorized image of the same design features, giving it extra beauty and collective appeal.
Your 2017 1 oz Gallopin’ Gaucho Silver Proof coin ships from the New Zealand Mint inside one of its beautiful display boxes, which itself is housed within a colorful shipper that bears artwork from The Gallopin’ Gaucho. Included with your purchase is a Certificate of Authenticity.
On the reverse of the 2017 1 oz Niue Mickey Mouse Gallopin’ Gaucho coin is the image of Mickey Mouse in the title role as a gaucho. The term is used for cowboys in South America, and in Mickey’s role he mimics the feature film of 1927 The Gaucho, which was created by Douglas Fairbanks.
The obverse of all 2017 1 oz Niue Mickey Mouse Gallopin’ Gaucho Series Silver Proof Coins includes Queen Elizabeth II’s effigy. Her Majesty appears on the obverse of all New Zealand and commonwealth coins, with this design from Ian Rank-Broadley created in 1998 as the fourth-generation effigy since 1952.
New Zealand Mint is the only operating mint facility in the country and is located in Auckland. It is not the sovereign mint of the country, but rather a privately owned and operated entity that produces coinage for collectors on behalf of several South Pacific nations.
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