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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Red Cross Egg
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Weight | 16.81 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse reproduces in full color the famous Imperial Red Cross Egg crafted by Fabergé in 1915, presented against a silver-toned oval field framed by an engraved chain border and flanking white acanthus scrollwork. The egg itself, rendered in white guilloché enamel, is surmounted by a large red enamel cross bearing a miniature portrait of Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna dressed in a nurse's habit at its center. Below the egg, three open panels are depicted: the left and right wings each display an icon of a saint, while the central oval panel shows a vivid color scene of the Resurrection of Christ. The inscription IMPERIAL appears above Faberge Egg in a larger serif typeface along the lower margin of the reverse field. |
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Niue has operated as a prolific licensing hub for themed collector coinage since the 1990s, contracting with the New Zealand Mint to produce silver issues marketed almost entirely to the thematic collector market rather than for any domestic monetary function. The Red Cross series falls squarely within that commercial framework — the International Committee of the Red Cross licences its imagery to various minting programs as a fundraising and awareness mechanism.
The egg-shaped planchet is struck to the non-standard dimensions noted in the catalog, requiring individual die positioning rather than automated feed production.