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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Anatomic study of the shoulder
| Issuer | Government of Niue |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Technique | Milled, Colored |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | 2011 - Proof - 500 |
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Niue has long served as a licensing jurisdiction for novelty collector issues, with the New Zealand territory's government generating meaningful revenue by lending its monetary authority to themed series produced almost entirely for the international bullion and numismatic gift market. This particular piece belongs to a wave of anatomical and scientific subject coins that circulated through European collector channels in the early 2010s, produced by overseas minting contractors rather than any facility connected to the island itself.
The rectangular flan — 40 x 50 mm — places it outside standard coin formats, a deliberate choice to accommodate detailed surface design at the expense of any pretense of circulability.