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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Slay of the Nemean Lion
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2015 |
| Type | Collector coin |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II · NIUE · ONE DOLLAR · 2015 · |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Part of a New Zealand Mint series retelling the Twelve Labors of Hercules, this Niue dollar uses the country's nominal sovereignty to license a bullion-adjacent commemorative with no domestic circulation purpose whatsoever. Niue, a self-governing island of roughly 1,600 people in free association with New Zealand, has issued collector coinage under its own authority since the 1970s — a revenue mechanism, not a monetary one.
The first labor, the Nemean Lion, involved a beast whose hide was impervious to mortal weapons, forcing Hercules to strangle it bare-handed. Its pelt became his signature garment.