2021 1 oz NZD Niue Silver Tetris St. Basil's Cathedral Proof

Year: 2021
Grade: Proof
Country: Niue
Denomination: $2
Metal Content: 1 oz
Purity: .9999 Fine Silver
Diameter: 39 mm
Mintage: 370 pcs !!!!!!!

Commemorate the 37th year of the iconic Tetris® video game, 1 oz .999 fine proof Silver coin. Each coin features the famous St. Basil's Cathedral as depicted in an earlier version of the Tetris game. Mintages are very limited to 370 pieces only!

n 1984, the Tetris® game was born from the imagination of computer programmer Alexey Pajitnov. Inspired by his favorite puzzle board game, Pentominos, Pajitnov created an electronic game that let players arrange puzzle pieces in real time as they fell from the top of the playing field. The resulting design was a game that used seven distinctive geometric playing pieces, each made up of four squares. Pajitnov called this game “Tetris,” a combination of “tetra” (the Greek word meaning “four”) and “tennis” (his favorite sport)