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1/2 Dollar - Elizabeth II Pope John Paul II in Berlin
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Engraver(s) | Ian Rank-Broadley |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, rendered in the fourth definitive portrait by engraver Ian Rank-Broadley, whose initials 'IRB' appear below the truncation. The legend 'ELIZABETH II - NIUE' arcs along the upper periphery, with the date '2008' split to either side of the portrait in the lower field. The denomination 'HALF DOLLAR' is inscribed along the lower rim in bold capital letters. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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John Paul II visited Berlin in June 1996, celebrating Mass at Tempodrom and meeting with both Catholic and Protestant leaders — a visit carrying particular weight given his role in the political destabilization of communist Poland a decade earlier. Niue has long issued commemorative silver under licensing arrangements that have little to do with the depicted subject and everything to do with the collector market, and this piece is a straightforward product of that trade.