It isn’t just the wildlife Down Under that’s brightly coloured and capable of finishing you off, it seems the food is as well! Fairy bread is a favourite for kids, and no doubt adults, in Australia and New Zealand, and is basically a buttered slice of bread covered in hundreds and thousands (sprinkles). Easy to make, easy to eat, just how food should be…

Melbourne Coin Company has a great sense of humour when it comes to its coins, having dabbled in food coins with a Buffalo Wings coin last year, and food coins always seem to be on the quirky side anyway. Their latest offering definitely fits that description, and is another near half-ounce silver coin like that Buffalo Wing design. Cut into the traditional triangular shape, it’s shaped and coloured exactly like a slice of fairy bread.

The obverse is clean, with a central area featuring the Public Seal of Niue, along with the issue descriptions. It comes in a gatefold cardboard pack, just like that earlier chicken coin, which is heavily themed and brightly coloured. Despite being just 15 grams in weight, it has a very small mintage of just 300 pieces. Available today, it’s a neat homage to an Antipodean classic.