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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Capricorn
| Issuer | Government of Niue |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Value | 1 Dollar |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a central medallion bearing the fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, a right-facing crowned and draped portrait engraved by Ian Rank-Broadley. Surrounding the central portrait, a broad annular band carries the legend ELIZABETH II to the upper left and NIUE ISLAND to the upper right, with the date 2010, the denomination 1 DOLLAR, and the fineness mark Ag 925 arranged along the lower arc. The outer border of the coin is composed of twelve raised circular medallions, each depicting one of the twelve zodiac signs with its corresponding symbol in low relief, arranged in a clock-like formation around the central design. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Niue has operated a prolific coin program since the late 1980s, licensing its sovereignty to mint commemorative issues that have no practical circulation life — struck for the collector market and legal tender in name only. This Capricorn piece is one of twelve in a zodiac series, a format that proved commercially reliable enough to repeat across multiple years and issuers.
KM#504 places it firmly within a period when the Royal Mint and private minting houses were competing aggressively for Pacific island licensing agreements.