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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Diana Princess of Wales
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2011 |
| Type | Collector coin |
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| Reverse description | Facing portrait bust of Diana, Princess of Wales, rendered in fine engraved relief, depicting her with her characteristic layered hairstyle and wearing a lace-collared gown. A large detailed rose blossom appears in the lower left field, bearing the initial D on its stem, accompanied by Diana's engraved facsimile signature across the centre of the design. The arc legend A WIFE · A PRINCESS · A MOTHER · A LEGEND runs along the upper periphery, and the denomination ONE DOLLAR is inscribed along the lower border. |
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| Reverse lettering | A WIFE · A PRINCESS · A MOTHER · A LEGEND Diana ONE DOLLAR |
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Niue has operated as a prolific licensing hub for commemorative issues since the 1990s, contracting with private mints to produce coins that bear its name while targeting collector markets worldwide rather than domestic circulation. This Diana piece is squarely in that tradition — a silver-plated copper strike aimed at the memorabilia trade, not the numismatic one.
Diana died in Paris in August 1997, and the commemorative market never really closed afterward.