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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Merry Christmas
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Diameter | 38.61 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A fully coloured central scene depicts three cherubic angels adorning a decorated Christmas tree in a snowy winter landscape, with a village visible in the background beneath a star-filled night sky. The angels are rendered in soft pastel robes and display small white wings, and the tree is festooned with coloured baubles and garland. The surrounding border features alternating gilt and silver snowflake motifs against a contrasting matte black field, with an ornamental frieze of pine branches and angels in relief at the base. The curved legend MERRY CHRISTMAS arcs across the upper border in an informal script. The overall composition combines colour printing with proof-finish minting to create a vivid festive tableau. |
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Niue has operated as a prolific licensing hub for novelty and themed silver issues since the 1990s, contracting private mints — predominantly the New Zealand Mint — to produce collector pieces that bear its name as issuer while generating essential revenue for an island nation of roughly 1,500 people with virtually no domestic monetary economy. This piece is a product of that arrangement rather than any sovereign monetary policy decision.