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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Black-webbed Tree Frog
| Issuer | Government of Niue |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Shape | Square |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a diamond-shaped raised inner field at centre bearing the right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing a tiara and drapery, as modelled by Ian Rank-Broadley; the legend ELIZABETH II and date 2011 appear within the inner field, with the mint mark below the portrait. Surrounding the central diamond, the square field is elaborately engraved with a naturalistic background of tropical foliage and stylised silhouettes of frogs, evoking the habitat of the featured species. The legend NIUE ISLAND runs vertically along the left border, while the denomination 1 DOLLAR is inscribed in large characters along the lower portion of the square field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II mw 2011 NIUE ISLAND 1 DOLLAR |
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Niue's legal tender coinage exists almost entirely as a vehicle for third-party collector programs, and this issue is a product of that arrangement — struck by the New Zealand Mint on behalf of the Niue government, which licenses its sovereign status to generate revenue it could not otherwise produce. The island's GDP and population make domestic coin demand essentially nonexistent.
The black-webbed tree frog (*Rhacophorus reinwardtii*) is native to Southeast Asian rainforests, having no particular connection to Niue or the Pacific.