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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Washing of the Feet/The Last Supper

Issuer Niue
Year 2012
Type Collector coin
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Obverse description Circular raised medallion set within a rectangular planchet, bearing the fourth-generation crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, as designed by Ian Rank-Broadley. The Queen is depicted with a diadem and wearing a drop earring, her neck and shoulder draped. The legend ELIZABETH II flanks the left arc, NIUE ISLAND the right arc, and the date 2012 appears at the top of the circular field. Below the circular medallion, incuse into the rectangular surface, appears the inscription 1/14th of 14 Dollars.
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Obverse lettering ELIZABETH II - 2012 - NIUE ISLAND - 1/14th of 14 Dollars
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Additional information

Niue has operated as a prolific licensing platform for commemorative silver issues since the 1990s, contracting with external mints and distributors to produce collector coins that have no meaningful circulation function on the island. This piece is part of that commercial program rather than any liturgical or state initiative originating in Niue itself.

KM#632 is one of several issues in a biblical scenes series struck for the collector market, almost certainly produced by a European mint under license.

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