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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Imperial Desk Clock
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Currency | Dollar of New Zealand (1987-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, diademed and draped, after the fourth portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, whose initials IRB appear below the truncation. The legend NIUE flanks the portrait on the left and 2018 on the right, with ELIZABETH II and 1 DOLLAR inscribed along the lower arc. The obverse field is framed by an ornate decorative border of laurel and oak swags with floral motifs, referencing the Fabergé aesthetic of the series. A fineness mark Ag.999 appears in the upper left field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Niue has functioned since the 1990s as a licensing vehicle for the New Zealand-administered commemorative coin market, issuing legal tender under its own authority while bearing no practical monetary relationship to the island's 1,600-odd residents. This piece is a clock insert — a functioning timepiece embedded in the coin itself — a format that creates immediate problems for long-term preservation, as the quartz movement requires battery access and will eventually leak.