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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Regatta to the Future
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Weight | 28.28 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the fourth-generation effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, facing right, accompanied by a color-enhanced maritime scene depicting a tall ship at sea with seagulls in flight above. In the lower portion of the field, a color vignette shows a young girl and boy standing on a shoreline, gazing with evident hope toward a rising sun on the horizon. The surrounding legend reads ELIZABETH II, ONE DOLLAR, NIUE ISLAND, and 2021. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Niue has operated as a de facto coin-issuing proxy for the global commemorative market since the 1990s, its monetary agreement with New Zealand giving it the legal framework to authorize legal tender issues while bearing no obligation to produce coins for actual circulation. "Regatta to the Future" is one of hundreds of themed collector releases issued under this arrangement — the subject matter chosen entirely for the collector market, with no connection to Niuean history, culture, or economy.