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| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | YEAR OF THE SNAKE 2013 |
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| Additional information |
Niue's coinage program has functioned essentially as a licensing operation since the 1990s, with the New Zealand dependency issuing collector coins that never circulate domestically. The 2013 lunar snake piece is part of a broader Pacific island trend — Niue, Tuvalu, and the Cook Islands collectively flooded the commemorative market that year, all targeting the same Chinese New Year buyer demographic through the same handful of Perth and Pobjoy Mint distribution channels.
The non-circular flan — 40 by 28 mm — indicates die-pressed shaped production, a format that became commercially dominant in this segment after 2010.