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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Australian Platypus
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Diameter | 38.6 mm |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II, modeled by Ian Rank-Broadley, occupies the central field. The engraver's initials IRB appear below the truncation. The circular legend reads ELIZABETH II at the left, NIUE 2022 at the top, and ONE DOLLAR at the right, with the inscription 1OZ 999 SILVER along the lower arc, all separated by raised bullet points. |
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| Reverse description | A dynamic, dual-perspective composition depicts two Australian platypuses (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) in their natural habitat. The lower two-thirds of the field, rendered in full color, shows a platypus swimming underwater amid teal and green aquatic vegetation, its distinctive duck-bill and webbed forefeet clearly detailed in high relief. The waterline, shown in sculpted silver relief, divides the scene, with water droplets and splashing surface detail rendered above it; a second platypus is depicted on a rocky bank in the upper right of the field, also in silver relief against a plain background. The legend AUSTRALIAN PLATYPUS curves along the lower left inner border in incuse Latin lettering. |
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Niue has issued silver bullion dollars under licensing arrangements with foreign mints for decades, functioning essentially as a sovereign wrapper for products marketed internationally rather than domestically circulated currency. This platypus piece is part of that commercial framework — legal tender by technicality, collectible by design.