1960) Yorkshire Terrier, Niue Island: Third Coin in the Series titled "Dog Breeds": A twelve-Coin Series of silver coins of the Czech Mint dedicated to the most popular dog breeds, issued on behalf of the Niue Island: Date/Year of Coin issue: 03/2021:
About Dog Breeds:
The dog is the oldest domesticated animal – humans have been accompanied by dogs for an incredible fourteen thousand years.
At first, the dog proved himself to be a guard who devotes himself to protecting his master's property and life, and as an excellent helper in hunting.
As human society changed, so did the role of the dog, which became an integral part of it.
The versatile beast can steer cattle herds, drag sleds across frozen waste, look for explosives, help the handicapped, ... For every task a person prepares for a dog, another of hundreds of different breeds have been found suitable.
It seems impossible that all these creatures evolved from an ancient wild wolf, but they do, and although they differ from each other at first glance, they have one thing in common – they are our best friends.
The most popular dog breeds are given a twelve-part series of silver coins:
German Shepherd (2021)
Dachshund (2021)
Yorkshire Terrier (2021)
Golden Retriever (2021)
Hound (2022)
Border Collie (2022)
Bernese Mountain (2022)
Schnauzer (2022)
German boxer (2023)
Doberman (2023)
Gentleman King Charles spaniel (2023)
Siberian Husky (2023)
About the Yorkshire Terrier - "Dog Breed" - (Third Coin in the Series):
The Czech Mint dedicated the third silver coin from the Dog Breeds cycle to the "Yorkshire Terrier".
With a height of about twenty centimeters and a weight of three kilograms, the Yorkshire Terrier is one of the smallest dogs in the world.
His body is covered with long, silky soft hair that can reach to the ground. It's unbelievable, but this show social dog was originally a working breed that hunted rats and sewer rats in the mines.
The ban on breeding large hunting dogs was associated with the fact that subjects in England were banned from hunting since the 11th Century.
That's why the miners in Yorkshire, North England, bred a small companion who could catch not only pests, but occasionally some rabbits.
With the progressive industrialization of England, dog rats spread to cities, where they helped in spinning mills, cleaned the streets, and entertained the workers. In the so-called rat pits, they took part in fights in which their task was to bite as many rodents as possible within a given time limit.
When the professional breeding of dog breeds began to develop at the end of the 19th century, the cute little dog with the big heart of a warrior was noticed by breeders who further reduced its size and lengthened their fur. Yorkshire quickly became a pet of noble ladies…
The Coin:
The first is colored, so it highlights the golden fur of the dog. The second, which is embossed, presents a Yorkshire terrier with his hair all the way to the ground and the necessary bow on the exhibition pillow.
The design is supplemented with a bilingual inscription Czech-English JORKŠÍRSKÝ TERIÉR – YORKSHIRE TERRIER.
The Obverse of the $1 (One Dollar - NZD) Silver Coin bears an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II (since the Coins of the Czech Mint are licensed by the foreign issuer, the island of Niue).
Also seen on this face is the denominational value of "1 DOLLAR (NZD)" and the year of issue "2021".
These attributes/features are supplemented with a number of footprints - human and dog.
The specifications of this Coin are:
Country of issue: Niue Island; Coin Series Theme: "Dog Breeds"; Coin Theme: "Yorkshire Terrier"; Year: 2021; Denomination/Face Value: 1 Dollar (One New Zealand Dollar - NZD); Metal Composition: .999 Fineness Silver (Ag); Weight: 31.1 grams or 1.00 Oz; Diameter/Size: 37.0 mm; Coin Quality: Proof (P) with applied colour; Mintage: 5,000 pieces; Minted by: Czech Mint; Designer (Obverse & Reverse): MgA. Martin Dašek ; Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes.
- Each coin is encapsulated and presented in a Black Leather etue and is accompanied by a Certificate Of Authenticity (COA).
- The complete collection can be preserved in this spectacular collector's book full of photos and interesting facts about the origin of individual breeds. The album is bilingual – it contains descriptions in both Czech and English.
- The collector's book does not include a CERTIFICATE of Authenticity – it comes with each coin separately.
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