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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Kirovo-Chepetsk
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Technique | Coloured, Milled |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing a diadem, drop earrings, and a pearl necklace, set against a deep blue coloured field enclosed by a beaded inner border. The legend 'ELIZABETH II' arcs along the left, 'NIUE' at the top, and 'ONE DOLLAR' along the right, all within the blue annular band. The date '2010' appears in the lower field beneath the portrait, also within the coloured border. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Kirovo-Chepetsk, an industrial city in the Kirov Oblast of Russia, is an unusual subject for a Niuean commemorative — the city is best known for its chemical manufacturing complex, built largely on wartime production infrastructure. Niue's coin program has long functioned as a revenue mechanism, licensing its sovereign issuing rights to third-party mints producing collector pieces with no connection to the island nation itself. This piece belongs squarely to that tradition.