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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Amor and Psyche: 1/2
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Shape | Round with cutouts |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the fourth-portrait effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing left, wearing the George IV State Diadem and pearl drop earrings, after the effigy by Ian Rank-Broadley. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs above along the upper rim, with the denomination 1 DOLLAR inscribed vertically along the right field. The issuer name NIUE and date 2012 appear along the lower rim. A large irregular cutout occupies the central and right portion of the field, shaped to correspond to the silhouette of the intertwined figures from Canova's sculptural group, forming the first half of a two-coin puzzle design. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Niue has operated as a licensed issuer for foreign bullion and collector programs since the 1990s, with New Zealand managing its foreign affairs and the coins carrying legal tender status largely as a technicality. This piece is the first in a two-part series on the Amor and Psyche myth, drawn from Apuleius's Metamorphoses — the only complete Latin novel to survive antiquity intact.