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| Issuer | Government of Niue |
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| Year | 2026 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 2026 - Proof - 99 |
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Niue has operated as a reliable vehicle for licensed numismatic issues since the 1990s, its status as a New Zealand realm territory giving it the legal authority to strike coins bearing the British monarch's effigy while producing collector issues that would never circulate a single day. The Lagertha theme places this piece within a wave of Norse-mythology licensed series that proliferated across Pacific island minting programs after the commercial success of similar pop-culture and saga-themed issues in the 2010s.
Charles III's effigy appears here on a coin that predates his coronation portrait's full standardization across Commonwealth mints — die agreements for his likeness were still being finalized by several issuing authorities as recently as 2024.