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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Year of the Ox
| Issuer | Government of Niue |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Reference(s) | KM# 340 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse of this silver note-format piece is designed to serve simultaneously as a Certificate of Authenticity for the associated 96 Zodiacs series collectible coin. At center, a boldly rendered high-relief portrait of an ox head faces forward, with prominent horns and finely detailed musculature set against an elaborate guilloche background incorporating yin-yang and floral motifs. To the right, the inscription YEAR OF THE OX appears in large, stylized polychrome lettering, accompanied by the number 96 in decorative numerals. The upper field bears the legend CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY, while a block of technical specification text occupies the lower central area. The legends ONE DOLLAR, NIUE ISLAND, SPECTRES, 96OX, and FROM THE 96 ZODIACS SERIES appear in the margins, with 5g 999 SILVER along both vertical edges. |
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Niue has operated as a prolific bullion and commemorative issuing authority since the 1980s, leveraging its currency union with New Zealand to produce legal tender coins that are effectively collector products with no circulation intent. The Year of the Ox issue falls squarely in this commercial vein — a rectangular planchet format increasingly favored by Pacific island issuers for its premium shelf appeal in the Asian gift-market around Lunar New Year.