Reksio, 1 Dollar, Series: Cartoon Characters

The Mint of Poland presents the most fabulous series of commemorative coins entitled "Cartoon Characters". The latest coin of the series shows the image of "Reksio".

So far, in the series the following coins have appeared: "Miś Uszatek," "The Wolf and the Hare" (from the cartoon “Nu, pogodi!”) and "Bolek and Lolek". This collection, created especially for the youngest collectors, depicts well known and liked by children cartoon characters. The coins are legal tender in New Zealand. They have been struck on silver blanks, in a low mintage – up to 6,000 pieces. The images of the legendary cartoon characters are portrayed using pad printing technology.

Offered in an attractive blister pack coins are a great gift for all lovers of cartoons.

Obverse:
In the central part of the coin: the stylized image of a film reel with the scenes featuring the fantastic cartoon characters. On the left side, at the top, along the edge the inscription: ELIZABETH II, on the right one: 1 Dollar, the mint mark: MW. At the bottom, the inscription: Niue Island, and the year of the issue 2011.

Reverse:
In the central part of the coin – the image of Reksio holding three balloons in his hand and the images of his dear friends: the rooster and the cat. In the background – the meadow. At the bottom - the colourful wildflowers. At the top - the semicircular inscription: REKSIO

Reksio, a doggy, is a legendary character of the Polish cartoons. In the years 1967-1988 in the Animated Film Studio in Bielsko-Biala an animated series about his fate was produced. It was directed by Lechosław Marszałek. At that time 65 episodes of adventures of the lovable dog and his close friends – the hens, the cats, the other dogs and their owners – were realized. Reksio’s world is an attempt to illustrate functioning of the rural backyard, managed by the doggy, from a child’s perspective. Thanks to Reksio’s charisma, maintaining law and order was not difficult there. At the same time he was a very likeable character with all the positive qualities. His behaviour taught and raised. The funny ups and downs of this lovely mongrel were mainly emitted as a bedtime story. To this day Reksio is a friend and role model for young Poles. His story has also been shown in the Great Britain. In the English version the same episodes were released as in the Polish one, but with slight modifications, another sound and music. It has been produced by Village Production