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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II The Bounty
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The coat of arms of Niue occupies the central field, depicting a quartered shield surmounted by a royal crown and flanked on either side by sprigs of silver fern. The quarters of the shield display four stars of the Southern Cross, three sailing vessels, a native figure, a sheaf of wheat, and crossed implements, all rendered in fine relief against a mirror-polished field. The legend NIUE arcs along the left periphery and the date 1996 along the right, both in upright Latin characters. |
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| Reverse lettering | 1 DOLLAR THE BOUNTY |
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Niue's Bounty-themed coinage emerged from the island's aggressive push into the commemorative collector market during the 1990s, a revenue strategy for a territory with minimal domestic economy. The .500 fineness is worth noting — half-silver was a deliberate cost decision that kept production margins viable while still qualifying the piece for "silver coin" marketing.
The historical hook is genuine enough: the actual mutiny on HMS Bounty in April 1789 occurred roughly 500 miles southeast of Niue, giving the island at least a geographic claim to the subject.