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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Parachute
| Issuer | Government of Niue |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Value | 1 Dollar |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mint | New Zealand Mint |
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Niue has long operated as a licensing vehicle for themed bullion and collector issues, with the New Zealand government administering its currency under a longstanding arrangement that gives the island's government broad latitude to authorize novel designs. The "Parachute" dollar sits in a crowded field of Niuean commemoratives from this period, most of which were struck by external mints — likely the New Zealand Mint or a European contractor — rather than any facility on the island itself, which has no mint.
KM#546 places this in a well-documented run of Niuean silver issues from 2011, a year in which spot silver climbed above $49 USD — the highest nominal price since the Hunt Brothers corner of 1980.