2021 Niue Australia’s Stingray 1oz Gold Proof NGC PF70 Ultra Cameo First Releases
£5,995.00
The 2021 Niue Australia’s Stingray 1oz Gold Proof is an exceptionally limited release from the Deadly & Dangerous series, combining one full troy ounce of .9999 fine gold with a striking selectively coloured stingray design.
With a worldwide mintage of just 150 coins, this is already an extremely limited modern Gold Proof.
This particular example is independently certified NGC PF70 Ultra Cameo First Releases – the highest numerical Proof grade – with an NGC PF70 Ultra Cameo population of just 1 and none graded higher at the time of checking.
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Description
2021 Australia’s Stingray 1oz Gold Proof NGC PF70 Ultra Cameo
The 2021 Australia’s Stingray 1oz Gold Proof forms part of the Deadly & Dangerous series celebrating some of Australia’s most formidable wildlife.
Issued as legal tender for Niue, this premium collector issue was struck from:
1 Troy Ounce of .9999 Fine Gold
to:
Proof Quality
and carries a denomination of:
$100.
Worldwide production was restricted to just:
150 coins.
The design features a striking underwater composition depicting Australia’s stingray, enhanced with selective colour to contrast against the underlying gold Proof surfaces.
This particular example has subsequently been independently authenticated, encapsulated and certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) as:
PF70 ULTRA CAMEO
with the additional:
FIRST RELEASES
designation.
At the time of checking on 30 August 2026, the NGC certification evidence for this exact coin records:
NGC PF70 Ultra Cameo Population: 1
Higher Grades: 0
NGC Top Pop
That makes the certified population one of the most significant characteristics of this particular example.
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Why This Coin Stands Out
- Worldwide mintage of just 150 coins
- 1 troy ounce of .9999 fine gold
- Struck to Proof quality
- Part of the Deadly & Dangerous series
- Australia’s Stingray design
- Selectively coloured design
- Official $100 Niue legal tender
- Queen Elizabeth II obverse
- Certified NGC PF70 Ultra Cameo
- Highest numerical Proof grade
- First Releases designation
- NGC PF70 Ultra Cameo population of just 1 at the time of checking
- 0 graded higher
- NGC Top Pop
- Independently authenticated and encapsulated by NGC
The combination of an already tiny 150-coin worldwide mintage and an NGC PF70 Ultra Cameo population of only 1 at the time of checking gives this particular example two completely separate measures of scarcity.
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Specifications
Year: 2021
Issuing Authority: Niue
Series: Deadly & Dangerous
Design: Australia’s Stingray – Selectively Coloured
Denomination: $100
Metal: Gold
Fineness: .9999 Fine Gold
Pure Gold Content: 1 Troy Ounce
Weight: Approximately 31.1g
Diameter: Approximately 38.6mm
Quality: Proof
Worldwide Mintage: 150
Obverse: Queen Elizabeth II
Grading Company: NGC
Grade: PF70 Ultra Cameo
Designation: First Releases
NGC PF70 Ultra Cameo Population: 1
Higher Grades: 0
NGC Status: Top Pop
Population Checked: 30 August 2026
The precious-metal specification is also visible directly on the genuine coin, whose Queen Elizabeth II side carries the inscription:
1oz 9999 GOLD
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Worldwide Mintage of Just 150 Coins
The original production figure is one of the strongest characteristics of the 2021 Australia’s Stingray Gold Proof.
Only:
150 coins worldwide
were produced in this one-ounce Gold Proof format.
This should be distinguished from the NGC certified population.
For the coin offered here:
Worldwide Mintage: 150
NGC PF70 Ultra Cameo Population: 1
Higher Grades: 0
The 150 figure represents the worldwide original issue.
The 1 represents the population displayed by NGC at PF70 Ultra Cameo for the relevant certification category when checked on 30 August 2026.
The NGC population can change as further examples are submitted and certified, which is why the population figure is accompanied by the date of checking.
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The Deadly & Dangerous Series
The Deadly & Dangerous collection explores some of Australia’s most distinctive and formidable wildlife through a series of precious-metal collector coins.
Australia is home to an extraordinary range of wildlife, including species equipped with powerful defensive mechanisms.
The 2021 issue focuses on:
Australia’s Stingray
and presents the animal through an intricate marine composition enhanced with selective colour.
The Gold Proof format is particularly limited, with worldwide production restricted to only 150 coins.
This defined wildlife theme gives the Stingray a clear position within an established collector series rather than functioning simply as a standalone gold commemorative.
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Australia’s Stingray Design
The coin depicts Australia’s stingray in an underwater environment.
A prominent stingray occupies the foreground, with additional rays visible within the surrounding marine composition.
Selective colour introduces rich shades of blue to the stingrays, creating a dramatic visual contrast against the exposed gold and detailed ocean-floor imagery.
The inscription:
AUSTRALIA’S STINGRAY
identifies the subject.
The combination of coloured wildlife imagery, Proof manufacture and exposed gold gives the coin a very different visual character from a conventional one-ounce Gold Proof.
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Why the Stingray?
Stingrays are characterised by their broad, flattened bodies and distinctive long tails.
Certain species possess a defensive barbed spine on the tail capable of delivering venom.
This mechanism is principally defensive rather than a means of hunting and may be used when the animal feels threatened.
It is this defensive capability that makes the stingray an appropriate subject for the Deadly & Dangerous series.
The coin’s design, however, focuses on the animal within its marine environment, creating a detailed wildlife composition rather than simply presenting the stingray as a symbol of danger.
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Queen Elizabeth II Obverse
The obverse features:
Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
surrounded by inscriptions identifying the issuing authority, year, denomination and precious-metal content.
Visible inscriptions include:
NIUE 2021
100 DOLLARS
and:
1oz 9999 GOLD
The precious-metal content and purity are therefore stated directly on the coin itself.
The 2021 date also places the issue within the final years of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign.
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One Troy Ounce of .9999 Fine Gold
The 2021 Australia’s Stingray contains:
1 Troy Ounce of Gold
and is struck in:
.9999 Fine Gold / 24 Carat
with a total weight of approximately:
31.1g
and a diameter of approximately:
38.6mm.
Its underlying one-ounce gold content is combined with:
Proof manufacture
selective colour
a worldwide mintage of just 150
and:
Deadly & Dangerous series collectability.
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Proof Quality and Selective Colour
The 2021 Australia’s Stingray was produced to Proof quality.
The Proof finish provides the foundation for the coin’s contrasting surfaces, while selective colour is applied to key elements of the stingray composition.
This creates several levels of visual contrast between:
the Proof surfaces
the detailed gold design
and:
the selectively coloured stingrays.
The visual treatment is one of the defining characteristics that distinguishes this issue from conventional uncoloured one-ounce gold coins.
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NGC PF70 Ultra Cameo
This particular example has been independently authenticated, encapsulated and graded by NGC as:
PF70 ULTRA CAMEO
PF70 represents the highest numerical Proof grade on NGC’s internationally recognised 70-point grading scale.
A grade of 70 represents the highest numerical level available.
The Ultra Cameo designation relates to the pronounced contrast between a Proof coin’s frosted design elements and mirrored fields.
This particular example therefore combines:
NGC’s highest numerical Proof grade
with:
NGC’s Ultra Cameo designation.
There is no numerical grade higher than 70.
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NGC First Releases
This particular example also carries the:
NGC FIRST RELEASES
designation.
NGC independently lists the exact:
2021 Australia’s Stingray G$100 (PF)
as eligible for its First Releases programme, with a published cut-off date of:
7 June 2021.
The designation is displayed prominently on the coin’s NGC First Releases Blue certification label.
First Releases is separate from the numerical grade and Ultra Cameo designation.
It does not mean this particular coin was necessarily one of the first examples physically struck.
Rather, it confirms that the coin met NGC’s requirements for its First Releases designation.
This particular example therefore carries three separate certification characteristics:
PF70
Ultra Cameo
First Releases
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NGC Population – Just 1 in PF70 Ultra Cameo
This is the defining certification characteristic of the example offered here.
At the time of checking on 30 August 2026, the NGC certification record supplied for:
2021 Niue Australia’s Stingray First Releases G$100
shows:
PF70 ULTRA CAMEO: 1
Higher Grades: 0
Top Pop
In other words, the NGC population displayed for this certification category at PF70 Ultra Cameo at the time of checking is:
1
For clarity:
Worldwide Mintage: 150
NGC PF70 Ultra Cameo Population: 1
Higher Grades: 0
Status: Top Pop
The original mintage and certified population measure entirely different things.
The 150 represents the original worldwide production.
The 1 represents the number displayed by NGC at this grade within the relevant certification population at the time of checking.
This does not mean that only one PF70 example can ever exist, nor does it make a claim about examples certified by other grading companies.
NGC Census populations can change as further coins are submitted and certified.
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Mintage 150 – NGC PF70 Population 1
This particular coin brings together:
2021 Niue Australia’s Stingray
Deadly & Dangerous series
Worldwide mintage of just 150
1 troy ounce of .9999 fine gold
Proof quality
Selective colour
Queen Elizabeth II obverse
NGC PF70 Ultra Cameo
NGC First Releases
PF70 Ultra Cameo population of just 1 at the time of checking
0 graded higher
NGC Top Pop
The two scarcity figures are particularly important:
150 coins originally issued worldwide
versus:
1 example represented by NGC at PF70 Ultra Cameo within the certification population shown at the time of checking.
That combination gives this particular certified example a particularly strong identity within the Deadly & Dangerous series.
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Original Presentation
The 2021 Australia’s Stingray Gold Proof was originally issued with a presentation case and numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
Because this particular coin has subsequently been encapsulated by NGC, original presentation materials should only be considered included with the product where specifically stated.
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Image Information
The slab images shown may include digitally produced representations for presentation purposes, with certification numbers and barcodes omitted.
Where detailed close-up photographs of the actual coin are shown, these provide a closer view of the genuine coin offered for sale.
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With its 150-coin worldwide mintage, one-ounce .9999 fine-gold content and NGC PF70 Ultra Cameo First Releases population of just 1 at the time of checking, the 2021 Australia’s Stingray represents an exceptionally limited certified example from the Deadly & Dangerous series.
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