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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Sea of Love
| Issuer | Government of Niue |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Weight | 15.5515 g |
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| Obverse description | Heart-shaped coin featuring the fourth-effigy right-facing portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, crowned and draped, as designed by Raphael David Maklouf. The effigy is set against a polished field divided by flowing Art Nouveau-style scrollwork, with a contrasting frosted circular portrait area on the left and a mirror-finish decorative field on the right. A small inset crystal or pearl element is embedded at the top centre of the coin. The legend ELIZABETH II and NIUE arcs along the left border, with ONE DOLLAR inscribed along the right, and the date 2017 along the lower left; the metallic specification Ag 925 15,55g appears at lower right. |
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| Reverse description | The heart-shaped reverse is divided into two contrasting fields. The left half displays a vivid colour-printed scene of a golden ocean sunset, with warm hues of yellow, orange, and deep red reflected across the water. Two silver-relief doves in flight are positioned centrally, one above the other, symbolising love and devotion. The right half features a polished silver field with an engraved cameo-style depiction of a couple facing each other in an intimate pose, surrounded by delicate scrollwork and small heart motifs. A faceted red crystal heart-shaped stone is inlaid in the lower centre-right of the design. The series title SEA OF LOVE appears in script lettering within a banner along the lower border. |
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Niue has operated as a prolific licensing hub for commemorative silver issues since the 1990s, leasing its monetary authority to foreign minting operations — primarily the New Zealand Mint — to produce themed collector pieces that bear no relationship to the island's actual economy. With a resident population under 2,000, Niue's name appears on more coin types per capita than virtually any sovereign issuer in the world.
KM# 2040 is one of hundreds of such issues. At 15.5515 g of .925 silver, it conforms precisely to the half-troy-ounce bullion-adjacent format common across this product line.