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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II The Great Wave off Kanagawa
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Engraver(s) | Ian Rank-Broadley |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, whose initials IRB appear below the truncation. The legend ELIZABETH II is inscribed vertically along the left border of the rectangular flan, while 1 DOLLAR appears horizontally along the upper border and NIUE ISLAND vertically along the right border. The date 2021 is inscribed horizontally along the lower border. The design is rendered in high relief against a polished field on a gold-toned surface. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Niue's legal tender coinage program has long functioned as a vehicle for novelty collector issues rather than circulation currency — the island nation licenses its monetary authority to foreign mints and distributors, a practice that generates revenue without requiring any domestic monetary infrastructure. This piece is part of that ecosystem. The copper core clad with a surface layer of fine silver keeps production costs low while allowing a .999 purity claim on the silver content.
Hokusai completed the woodblock print referenced here around 1831 as part of his Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji series, published by Nishimiya Shinroku.