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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Dingo
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | A richly detailed nocturnal Australian outback scene rendered in high relief with contrasting black proof and polished finishes. A large adult dingo reclines in the right foreground, its head raised alertly, accompanied by two young pups at its side. In the middle-left background, a second dingo stands atop a rocky outcrop, head raised in a howl toward a prominently detailed full moon. Sparse native grasses and stratified rock formations complete the landscape composition. The arched legend AUSTRALIA AT NIGHT appears along the upper field, with the species designation DINGO inscribed vertically to the right. |
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| Reverse lettering | AUSTRALIA AT NIGHT DINGO |
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Niue has functioned since the 1990s as a licensing vehicle for the Perth Mint and other producers, issuing legal tender in its own name for coins that will never circulate on the island — a self-governing territory of roughly 1,500 people whose actual currency is the New Zealand dollar. This dingo piece is part of that well-worn arrangement, with Niue's nominal sovereignty providing the legal tender status while the collector market provides the economic rationale.