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1/2 Dollar - Charles III Boston Tea Party
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2023 |
| Type | Collector coin |
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| Obverse description | A highly detailed relief portrait of a bald eagle's head facing left occupies the central field, with the Public Seal of Niue prominently displayed on the eagle's breast, featuring a crowned circular seal with an anchor and the inscriptions ATUA NIUE TUKULAGI. The legend AMERICA 250TH ANNIVERSARY arcs along the upper periphery, while LIBERTY and the date 2023 appear to the left in the field. The denomination HALF DOLLAR is inscribed along the lower rim, flanked by .999 SILVER to the left and QUARTER OUNCE to the right. |
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| Mintage | 2023 - BU |
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Niue has served as a prolific licensing jurisdiction for commemorative silver issues since the 1990s, with the New Zealand Mint producing the bulk of them under Niuean authority. This piece marks the 250th anniversary of the December 1773 event in which roughly 342 chests of East India Company tea were dumped into Boston Harbor — a direct response to the Tea Act, which granted the Company a monopoly that undercut colonial merchants even while imposing an unwanted tax.
The 7.78g specification places this squarely in the half-ounce category, a format the New Zealand Mint has standardized across dozens of its historical series.