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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Apostle Andrew
| Issuer | Government of Niue |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Engraver(s) | Ian Rank-Broadley |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, with the engraver's initials IRB incused below the truncation and the purity mark Ag 999 to the right. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left rim, with NIUE and the date 2015 positioned to the upper right. The denomination 1 DOLLAR appears along the lower rim, flanked on both sides by ornate symmetrical scrollwork arabesques in low relief that frame the portrait in the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II NIUE 2015 IRB Ag 999 1 DOLLAR |
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Part of a multi-coin series issued by Niue commemorating the Twelve Apostles, this piece honors Andrew, a fisherman from Bethsaida who, according to tradition, was martyred in Patras around 60 AD on an X-shaped cross — the crux decussata now bearing his name. Andrew is also the patron saint of Scotland, Russia, and Romania simultaneously, an unusual distinction that reflects centuries of competing ecclesiastical claims over his relics, which were reportedly moved from Patras to Constantinople in 357 AD before portions eventually reached Scotland.