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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II - Amber route: Stare Hradisko
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Weight | 16.81 g |
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| Obverse description | The central field depicts a Roman covered wagon drawn by two horses, symbolising trade along the ancient Amber Route. At left, a profile bust of a Roman legionnaire oversees the transport, rendered in high relief. The background features an engraved cartographic motif of the Baltic Sea coastline, with the location of Wroclaw indicated. The right side of the field bears the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II in right-facing profile. The legend around the field reads SZLAK BURSZTYNOWY ELIZABETH II 2012 1 DOLLAR mw NIUE ISLAND Ag 925. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Stare Hradisko was a major Celtic oppidum in Moravia, occupied roughly from the 2nd century BC through the 1st century AD, and one of the most extensively excavated proto-urban settlements in Central Europe. The Amber Route it sat astride ran from the Baltic coast south toward the Adriatic, threading through Bohemia and Moravia — a corridor that moved not just amber but Roman glassware, bronze vessels, and coinage deep into territories Rome never formally controlled.
The amber inlay itself sources from Baltic deposits, maintaining at least a material continuity with the actual trade commodity being commemorated.