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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Platypus
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2010 |
| Type | Collector coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a square coin-within-a-coin design: a raised diamond-shaped inner panel at centre displays the diademed and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II in right-facing profile, after the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait, with the legend ELIZABETH II and the date 2010 inscribed along the lower edges of the inner panel. The surrounding square field is elaborately engraved with naturalistic Australian flora, including leaves, ferns, and seed pods in high relief, with selective dark patination creating a striking two-tone contrast. The legend NIUE ISLAND runs vertically along the left side of the square field, while the denomination 1 DOLLAR appears in large bold characters across the lower portion of the coin. |
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| Edge | Smooth |
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Niue's dollar coinage has long served as a vehicle for the New Zealand-administered territory to generate revenue through collector issues, a practice that accelerated sharply in the 2000s as the island's population fell below 1,500 and traditional economic activity contracted. This platypus piece is one of dozens of themed silver issues struck in that period, overwhelmingly by the New Zealand Mint on Niue's behalf rather than on the island itself.
KM#395 sits in a crowded field of .925 silver dollars from this issuer with identical specifications — the 28.28g standard borrowed directly from the Commonwealth's familiar circulation weight.