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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Ara Tricolor
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2016 |
| Type | Collector coin |
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| Reverse description | A vividly colored depiction of the Cuban Macaw (Ara tricolor) perched within its natural tropical habitat, rendered in full polychrome color against a milled silver field. The extinct species is shown in accurate ornithological detail, with its characteristic red, orange, and blue plumage. The legend 'S.O.S. TO THE WORLD' arcs across the upper portion of the reverse, with the scientific name 'Ara tricolor' and the year '1864' — denoting the last recorded sighting of the species — inscribed in the lower field. |
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| Reverse lettering | S.O.S. TO THE WORLD Ara tricolor 1864 |
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The Ara tricolor — the Cuban macaw — has been extinct since the mid-19th century, likely wiped out by a combination of habitat destruction and hunting pressure as Cuban sugar plantations expanded. No living specimen has been documented since approximately 1864, and the species is known almost entirely from museum skins and a handful of historical illustrations. Niue's involvement here is purely fiduciary; the island issues collector coinage under licensing arrangements as a revenue stream, with no pretense of local connection to the subject matter.