2011 - Niue 100 NZD - Imperial Fabergé Eggs - Lily of the Valey - Proof

Gold edition of the popular series “Imperial Fabergé Eggs”. The second coin is “Lily of the Valley Egg”.

Imperial Fabergé Eggs, known also as Tsar’s Fabergé Eggs, are considered masterpieces of the jeweller’s art and a symbol of extravagance and luxury. Created by Peter Carl Fabergé and his assistants for tsars: Alexander III and Nicholas II of Russia, the eggs were made of gold and silver and decorated with enamels and precious stones. The “Lily of the Valley Egg” coin was struck in a limited mintage – 222 pcs, on gold Au 900 blanks, in proof quality.

The coin is offered in an exclusive case with a numbered certificate of authenticity of the Mint of Poland.

Obverse:
At the bottom – open Spring Flowers Egg (1899-1903) with a miniature basket of wood anemones inside. Above – Niue Island’s Coat of Arms with the inscription “Elizabeth II” below. Around the head – decorative neorococo scroll ornament. At the top – issuer’s name: Niue Island. On the right – a nominal value of the coin, 100 dollars, on the left – year of issue: 2011.

Reverse:
In the center – the image of “Lily of the Valley Egg”. On the left side of egg, inscription “Imperial”. On the right side of egg, inscription- “Fabergé Eggs”.

Designer: Robert Kotowicz