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1 Dollar - Charles III Tiger tally: 2/2
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Currency | Dollar of New Zealand (1987-date) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents the coin's tiger-shaped planchet in full, depicting a stylised crouching tiger facing right with its tail curling upward, rendered in antiqued silver. The body of the tiger is adorned with gold-coloured flame-like stripes and a series of ancient Chinese tally or clan symbols incised across the flanks and shoulders, evoking Scythian or early Chinese decorative metalwork traditions. The muscular form of the beast is rendered in high relief with a textured, aged surface finish consistent with the antiqued treatment. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Niue has operated as a coin-issuing vehicle for foreign bullion and collector programs since the 1990s, with the New Zealand government underwriting its legal tender status. The arrangement is purely commercial — Niue's own population is under 2,000, and no issued coin of this type has ever circulated there.
The "tally" series format pairs two coins into a matched set, with reverse designs that interlock when placed together — a device borrowed from the split-stick tally system used in medieval English Exchequer recordkeeping until the sticks were famously burned in 1834, accidentally setting the old Palace of Westminster on fire.