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1 Dollar - Charles III Greater bilby
| Issuer | Government of Niue |
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| Year | 2026 |
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| Weight | 31.103 g |
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| Obverse description | Uncrowned right-facing effigy of King Charles III, modelled by Jody Clark, occupying the central field. The legend CHARLES III arcs along the upper left periphery, with NIUE 2026 continuing across the upper right, and ONE DOLLAR descending along the right. The inscription · 1oz 999 SILVER · curves along the lower periphery, flanked by raised bullet points. The engraver's initials JC appear in the lower field beneath the portrait. The effigy is rendered in high relief with fine detail to the hair and facial features, characteristic of Clark's contemporary portrait style. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Niue has operated as a licensing jurisdiction for commemorative coinage since the 1990s, issuing coins on behalf of collectors with no pretense of domestic circulation — the island's population sits under 2,000. The Australian greater bilby, an endangered marsupial that has become a cultural stand-in for Easter in parts of Australia, provides the subject here. Conservation-themed issues tied to the bilby have proliferated across Australian and Pacific mint programs since the early 2000s, partly driven by advocacy groups that lobbied to replace the introduced rabbit in holiday iconography with a native species facing genuine extinction pressure.