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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Cave of Tadrart
| Issuer | Government of Niue |
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| Year | 2011 |
| Type | Collector coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the third portrait by Raphael David Maklouf, depicting the Queen wearing the George IV State Diadem with pearl and gemstone detailing, a pearl drop earring, and a pearl necklace. The portrait is set within a raised inner border with a beaded outer rim. The legend ELIZABETH II appears to the left and NIUE to the upper right, with ONE DOLLAR inscribed vertically to the right field. The date 2011 is positioned in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Niue's arrangement with the New Zealand Mint has made it one of the more prolific issuers of themed collector silver in the Pacific, licensing its sovereignty for commemorative programs with no practical connection to the island's 1,600-odd residents. The Cave of Tadrart — a prehistoric rock art site in Algeria's Tassili n'Ajjer plateau, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982 — has no geographic or historical link to Niue whatsoever.
This is a bullion-adjacent souvenir, not a circulation issue.