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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Platypus
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Value | 1 Dollar |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a richly detailed naturalistic scene depicting a platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) moving along a riverbank, rendered in high relief with fine surface texture conveying the animal's dense fur. The creature is shown in three-quarter profile facing left, its distinctive duck-bill prominent, with its webbed forelimbs braced against the ground. The background features overhanging branches, ferns, and rippling water, all finely engraved with selective dark patination to enhance depth and contrast. A rectangular recessed panel at the lower edge of the square flan bears the Linnaean scientific name Ornithorhynchus anatinus in italic serif lettering. |
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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.