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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 10 Crowns
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Value | 1 Dollar |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is designed in the form of a stylized postage stamp with perforated edges, featuring in its central field a depiction of a postal cart from the 1920s and a post horn, set within the outlined shape of the Second Polish Republic. The surrounding legend reads '2016 HISTORY OF POLISH STAMPS NIUE ISLAND 1 DOLLAR' along with the mint mark 'mw', engraver's initials 'IRB', 'ELIZABETH II', and fineness designation 'Ag 999'. In the lower left corner of the coin's field, outside the stamp design, appears the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The coin replicates the aesthetic of a philatelic item, integrating numismatic and postal design traditions. Color printing is applied to enhance the stamp motif. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Niue has operated as a coin-issuing jurisdiction since the 1980s largely because its constitutional free-association relationship with New Zealand gives it legal tender standing while New Zealand handles its actual monetary needs — a arrangement that makes Niue's output essentially a bullion and collector program from the outset. The "10 Crowns" designation is a nominal face-value convention with no relationship to circulation; the New Zealand dollar is the currency actually used on the island, whose permanent population sits under 2,000.