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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Lady with an Ermine
| Issuer | Tokelau |
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| Year | 2015 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, rendered in the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left field and TOKELAU along the upper right, with the date 2015 below. The denomination ONE DOLLAR is inscribed along the lower rim. Below the portrait, a small depiction of the Tokelau coat of arms appears, accompanied by the motto TOKELAU MO TE ATUA on a scroll. The border is decorated with traditional Tokelau woven geometric patterns encircling the entire design. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Tokelau's coinage program is administered through New Zealand, which has issued collector pieces on the territory's behalf since the 1970s. The islands have no domestic mint, no circulating coinage economy to speak of, and a population under 1,500 — making virtually every Tokelau-branded coin a direct-to-collector product with negligible circulation history. This piece, silver-plated copper-nickel rather than solid silver, sits at the budget end of that market.
The Lady with an Ermine connection points to Leonardo da Vinci's c.1489–1490 portrait, believed to depict Cecilia Gallerani, mistress of Ludovico Sforza of Milan.