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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Gemini
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2011 |
| Type | Collector coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Queen Elizabeth II in right-facing profile, diademed and draped, set within a raised inner circle against a mirror-polished background. The legend ELIZABETH II curves along the upper arc and NIUE ISLAND along the right arc, with the date 2011, denomination 1 DOLLAR, and fineness mark Ag 925 inscribed in the lower portion of the inner ring. Surrounding the central portrait, the broad outer border displays twelve raised medallions arranged in a circular pattern, each depicting one of the twelve zodiac signs in individual cameo-style roundels with their corresponding astrological symbols. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Niue's bullion and commemorative dollar program has operated since the 1990s largely as a licensing vehicle, with the island's government collecting royalties on coin programs designed and distributed almost entirely by overseas minting houses. The Gemini issue is part of a zodiac series produced under that arrangement — collectible by design, never intended for circulation on an island whose entire population fits inside a mid-sized apartment block.