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| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Technique | Milled, Colored |
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| Obverse description | Rectangular silver note-style obverse featuring the fourth-generation effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, shown as a right-facing diademed bust set within an ornate guilloche cartouche at center. The legend ELIZABETH II appears above the portrait, with the issuer name NIUE in the lower field and the denomination ONE DOLLAR at both left and right. A circular cartouche in the upper right corner bears the specifications 5g and Ag.999, while the date 2019 appears at lower left. The field is decorated with an intricate banknote-style guilloche pattern throughout. |
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| Obverse lettering | ONE DOLLAR ELIZABETH II 5g Ag.999 IRB 2019 NIUE ONE DOLLAR |
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Niue's dollar-denominated silver issues exist because of a 1990 treaty arrangement granting the island's government full authority to produce legal tender coinage despite New Zealand managing its external affairs. The resulting flood of licensed collector pieces — most tied to entertainment properties or novelty themes — has made Niue one of the most prolific small-nation minting programs of the past three decades, with the Royal Mint, Perth Mint, and various private refiners all producing under its authority at different times.
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