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1/2 Dollar - Elizabeth II John Paul II
| Issuer | Government of Niue |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Currency | Dollar of New Zealand (1987-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, rendered in high relief after Ian Rank-Broadley's fourth definitive portrait. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper border, while HALF DOLLAR appears in two lines to the right of the portrait. The issuer name NIUE and the date 2008 are inscribed along the lower border. The rectangular planchet features reeded edges and a matte field contrasting with the polished relief of the effigy. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II HALF DOLLAR NIUE 2008 |
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Issued the year after John Paul II's beatification process was formally advanced under Benedict XVI, this Niuean piece belongs to a crowded field of commemorative issues from small Pacific sovereignties whose minting programs exist almost entirely as revenue-generating exercises for foreign distributors. Niue's coinage authority has been licensed to various numismatic marketing firms since the 1990s, and the collector rather than the circulating public has always been the intended recipient.