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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Year of the Monkey
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, modeled by Ian Rank-Broadley, set within a raised inner circle against a frosted field. The Queen is depicted wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, with hair elegantly coiffed. The engraver's initials IRB appear below the truncation, with the purity mark Ag 999 to the right. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left, NIUE ISLAND along the upper right, and 1 DOLLAR 2016 along the lower border, all within a beaded outer ring. |
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| Reverse description | Central high-relief portrait of a monkey facing the viewer, rendered with fine naturalistic detail, holding a sprig of foliage in the lower left. The Chinese character 猴 (meaning 'monkey') is incused into the field to the right of the subject. Seven gilt palm trees in selective gold plating arc across the lower field, framing the central motif. The legend YEAR OF THE MONKEY arcs along the upper border, with the date 2016 inscribed vertically at the right. |
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Niue's arrangement with the New Zealand Mint has made it one of the more prolific issuers of legal-tender commemorative silver in the Pacific, though its GDP would not sustain a mint of its own. The Lunar series coins issued under this arrangement are sold almost exclusively to collectors; none circulate on the island.
The Monkey is the ninth animal in the Chinese zodiac cycle. 2016 marked the Year of the Fire Monkey, a combination that recurs only every sixty years.