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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Iris barbata
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Weight | 28.28 g |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the third portrait by Raphael Maklouf, depicting the Queen diademed and wearing drop earrings and a pearl necklace, set against a darkened mirror field. A beaded inner border frames the design. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left periphery, NIUE along the upper right, ONE DOLLAR along the right, and the date 2012 appears in the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II · NIUE · ONE DOLLAR 2012 |
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Niue has operated as a platform for novelty bullion issues since the 1990s, licensing its monetary authority to foreign minting operations — primarily the New Zealand Mint — to produce collectible silver rounds that satisfy legal tender requirements on paper while never approaching circulation. This piece belongs to a botanical series built around bearded iris cultivars, a subject with no particular connection to Niuean history or culture.
KM#991 is one of dozens of near-identical Niue dollar issues from this period sharing the same planchet specification.