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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 3rd portrait
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#198 |
| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the George IV State Diadem, with a pearl drop earring and necklace visible, after the third portrait by Raphael Maklouf. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs across the upper left field and NIUE ISLAND across the upper right, with the date 2010 displayed at the bottom. The entire design is framed by a continuous decorative border of interlocking diamond-shaped ornaments pressed into the rim. |
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| Reverse lettering | NIUE ONE DOLLAR |
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Niue's dollar coinage exists largely as a vehicle for commemorative and licensing programs — the island's actual currency in circulation is the New Zealand dollar. By 2010, Niue had become one of the Pacific's most prolific issuing authorities by volume of types, producing coins primarily for the collector market under agreements that generate modest but meaningful revenue for a territory of fewer than 2,000 residents.
KM#198 sits in a sprawling catalog; without confirmed subject matter for this specific issue, the third portrait of Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley — adopted across Commonwealth territories from 1998 onward — places the die work firmly within that twelve-year window before her fourth portrait replaced it.