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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Sydney Harbour
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Composition | Silver (.925) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A dramatic nocturnal battle scene commemorating the 1942 Japanese midget submarine attack on Sydney Harbour is depicted in full colour against a dark field. In the foreground, the conning tower of a Japanese Type A midget submarine emerges from blue harbour waters, while a warship is visible to the left with a coloured explosion erupting amidships. The iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge spans the middle ground to the right, illuminated by searchlight beams cutting across the night sky, and a coloured Japanese floatplane reconnaissance aircraft flies in the upper left. The legend 1942 BATTLE FOR AUSTRALIA arcs along the lower field, with Sydney Harbour inscribed below in smaller lettering. |
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Niue has issued commemorative silver dollars under licensing agreements since the 1990s, functioning essentially as a mint vehicle for third-party designs with legal tender status attached for credibility. This piece belongs to a wave of topographic and landmark issues that flooded the collector market in the early 2010s, many struck by the New Zealand Mint on Niue's behalf.
KM#758 is one of dozens of Niue dollar types cataloged from 2012 alone.