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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Writing
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Value | 1 Dollar |
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| Obverse description | Central medallion features the diademed and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, after the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait, with the legend ELIZABETH II encircling the portrait within a raised border. Surrounding the central medallion, the broad field is decorated with a panoramic relief composition depicting successive historical stages of writing and literacy: ancient Egyptian scribes, medieval manuscript copyists, early printed books, movable type blocks, and a Gutenberg-style printing press. The date 2011 appears to the left of the central medallion. The circumferential legend NIUE ISLAND ONE DOLLAR is arranged around the outer border of the coin. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Niue's arrangement with the New Zealand Mint has made it one of the most prolific issuers of commemorative silver dollars relative to its actual population — roughly 1,600 people, none of whom use these coins in daily commerce. The island's numismatic program is essentially a licensing operation, with the "Writing" theme placing this piece within a broader literacy-themed series produced for the collector market rather than any domestic monetary purpose.