Our Friends Kittens: Bengal, Niue, 2013, 1oz

Description

About the design:

New Zealand Mint is proud to issue this coin celebrating the magnificent Bengal cat.  A relatively  new breed, the Bengal cat was developed by crossing wild Asian Leopard cats with domestic house cats. These crosses have produced a richly coloured cat with a coat of vivd spots or marbiling and an inquisitive nature.

Reverse:

This coin features a full coloured image of a Bengal cat printed on a silver background engraved with the outline of a cat and the words OUR FRIENDS and Bengal. The coin also features a small image of a yarn ball matched in colour to the coins delightful display case.

Obverse:

The obverse of the coin features the Raphael Maklouf effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The coin is issued by New Zealand Mint as legal tender, under the authority of Niue Island.

Packaging:

Each coin is presented in a delightful custom moulded dispaly case shaped like a ball of yarn.

孟加拉貓起源美國，身體具有金色的底色及黑色的斑紋，體重約5.5至9公斤，骨架結實、身體強壯，被毛短。由於人類對孟加拉貓馴化時間短，該品種貓獨立性強，性情多變，有時表現出野性的一面，捕獵能力比其他品種的貓強。