1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Empire Nephrite

€1.00
IssuerNiue
Year2020
TypeCollector coin
Value1 Dollar
CurrencyDollar of New Zealand (1987-date)
CompositionSilver (.999)
Weight16.81 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueOval
Milled, Colored
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#3584
Obverse descriptionThe Effigy of HM Queen Elizabeth II with open „Spring Flowers Egg” (1899-1903) with a miniature basket and a bouquet of anemones.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringNIUE ISLAND mw ELIZABETH II 1 DOLLAR 2020 Ag 999
Reverse descriptionThe Empire Nephrite (sometimes mistakenly referred to as the Alexander III Medallion) egg is a jewelled Easter egg, one of the Imperial Eggs made under the supervision of the Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé in 1901–1902 for Nicholas II of Russia, who presented it to his mother, the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, at Easter 1902.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringImperial Fabergé Eggs
Edge
Mint(mw)
Mint of Poland (Mennica Polska),Warsaw, Poland (1766-date)
Mintage2020 mw - Proof - 499
Catalog ID4723335370
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