Silver Coin $2 Niue 2023 – Maori People

Maori are the indigenous people of New Zealand and the main population of the country before the arrival of Europeans. The number of Maori in New Zealand, according to the 2013 census, is about 600 thousand people, which is approximately 15% of the country’s population.
In the Maori language, the word “māori” means “natural” or “ordinary”. In legends and oral traditions, the word “Maori” distinguished people from deity and spirit. Māori are descended from settlers from Eastern Polynesia who arrived in New Zealand in several waves of canoe voyages between approximately 1320 and 1350. Over several centuries of isolation, these settlers developed their own distinctive culture, whose language, mythology, crafts and performing arts developed independently of the languages ​​of other East Polynesian cultures.

Denomination: $2
Weight: 31.1 g (1 oz)
Diameter: 38.6mm
Metal: Silver 999

Issue limit: 100.000
Packaging: capsule