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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Quagga
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Currency | Dollar of New Zealand (1987-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, set within a broad polished field framed by a beaded border. The legend ELIZABETH II appears to the upper left and NIUE ISLAND to the upper right, both following the coin's circumference. The denomination 1 DOLLAR and the date 2017 are inscribed along the lower arc, with the purity mark Ag 999 positioned to the right of the portrait and the engraver's initials IRB incuse below the truncation. The overall design is executed in frosted relief against a mirror-like field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II NIUE ISLAND IRB mw Ag 999 · 1 DOLLAR 2017 · |
| Reverse description | Central high-relief depiction of a galloping quagga (Equus quagga quagga) rendered in frosted silver, bounding over rocky terrain toward the left of the field. Behind the animal, a polished circular globe bears the year 1883 — the year of the species' extinction — and is overlaid with a stylised target motif, symbolising man's role in its demise. The background features full colour printing depicting an African savanna landscape with a broad acacia tree under a blue sky, providing vivid contrast to the monochromatic silver relief. The legend S.O.S TO THE WORLD arcs across the upper field, while the scientific name Equus quagga quagga curves along the right border in an arc. The composition serves as a tribute to the extinct subspecies and a call for wildlife conservation. |
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