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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Chalice from the Tyniec Abbey
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, with the IRB initials below the truncation. An ornate empty frame is prominently featured in the field, symbolizing the artistic theme of the series. The surrounding legend includes the denomination, issuer, and fineness inscriptions. The design is struck on a square flan with milled edges. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Tyniec Abbey, founded by Benedictine monks on a limestone cliff above the Vistula near Kraków, is one of the oldest continuously operating monasteries in Poland — its origins traced to the mid-eleventh century, likely under Casimir I. The chalice commemorated here survived the abbey's repeated destructions, including Swedish raids during the Deluge of the 1650s and later Prussian and Russian suppressions.
Niue's arrangement with the Polish mint for sacred relic-themed silver issues has produced some of the more historically grounded collector coinage in the Pacific island series.