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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Cheetah
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Currency | Dollar of New Zealand (1987-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after Ian Rank-Broadley, with the engraver's initials IRB incused below the portrait truncation. Flanking the effigy are two vignettes depicting natural scenes from the island of Niue. The legend ELIZABETH II NIUE ISLAND arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 1 DOLLAR and date 2019 appear in the lower field. |
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| Reverse description | A highly detailed, ultra-high-relief frontal portrait of a cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) fills the entire coin field, with the animal's intense forward-facing gaze, distinctive facial markings, prominent whiskers, and richly textured fur rendered in fine sculptural detail. The antiqued finish accentuates the deep relief, lending a dramatic naturalistic quality to the composition. The binomial scientific name is divided across the field, with ACINONYX arcing along the upper border and JUBATUS descending along the right side in incised Latin lettering. |
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Niue's dollar coinage exists purely as a vehicle for the bullion and collector market — the island's actual currency is the New Zealand dollar, and these pieces never circulate domestically. The cheetah issue is part of a broader wave of Pacific sovereign-licensed silver rounds that exploded after the Royal Mint of New Zealand negotiated blanket licensing arrangements, allowing small Pacific territories to lend legal tender status to privately designed bullion products at minimal administrative cost to the issuing territory.