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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Year of the Goat
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2015 |
| Type | Collector coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, rendered in the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, showing the Queen wearing the George IV State Diadem with elaborately curled hair. The engraver's initials IRB appear below the truncation, with the fineness mark Ag 999 to the right. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs across the upper field and NIUE ISLAND along the right, while the denomination 1 DOLLAR and the date 2015 are inscribed along the lower rim, all within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Niue's status as a Cook Islands-associated self-governing territory gives it the unusual right to issue its own legal tender coinage despite having no independent central bank — a arrangement that has made it a favored vehicle for commemorative silver programs since the 1990s. The Chinese lunar series issued under Niue's authority competes in a crowded market dominated by the Perth Mint's Australian issues and the Royal Canadian Mint's Lunar Series, with collector demand driven almost entirely by the diaspora market and thematic investors rather than anything approaching genuine circulation.