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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Coronation of Mindaugas: 1/6
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Value | 1 Dollar |
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| Obverse description | The Public Seal of Niue occupies the central field, depicted as a circular heraldic device featuring the national coat of arms. The seal is surrounded by a beaded border. The legend PUBLIC SEAL OF NIUE and the motto ATUA NIUE TUKULAGI arc around the seal, with the date 2021 and the series inscription 1/6th OF 6 DOLLARS positioned in the lower field. The design is struck on a square flan with a brushed matte background. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a colorized reproduction of a painting depicting the interior of a medieval stone church or castle, showing a tall arched window set within a thick masonry wall, rendered in warm reddish-brown tones. The scene is associated with the coronation of Mindaugas, the thirteenth-century King of Lithuania. The painted image is applied within the square format of the coin's reverse field, with no additional legends or inscriptions present. |
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Mindaugas was crowned King of Lithuania on July 6, 1253 — the only Lithuanian ruler ever to receive a royal crown, granted by Pope Innocent IV in exchange for a nominal conversion to Christianity. The coronation unified fragmented Baltic tribes under a single Christian monarch, though Mindaugas reportedly reverted to paganism before his assassination in 1263. Lithuania remains the last country in Europe to have been officially Christianized.
This is the first in a six-part Niue series dedicated to that coronation. Niue's use of the dollar denomination and royal issuing authority is a longstanding arrangement with New Zealand, dating to 1967 independence.