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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Year of the Pig: Wealthy
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2007 |
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| Value | 1 Dollar |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, showing the Queen wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara and drop earrings. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left field and NIUE ISLAND along the right, with the denomination 1 DOLLAR inscribed below the bust. The engraver's initials IRB appear below the truncation. A beaded border frames the entire design. |
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| Reverse lettering | 豬 YEAR OF THE PIG 2007 1995 1983 1971 1959 1947 WEALTHY Ag .999 1oz |
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Niue's lunar series coins, struck under licensing arrangements that outsource both design and production, function largely as bullion-adjacent collectibles aimed at the Asian diaspora gift market rather than any genuine numismatic tradition. The "Year of the Pig" designation places this in the final position of the twelve-year Chinese zodiac cycle, and 2007 was specifically the Year of the Fire Pig — a combination that recurs only every sixty years and carries particular significance in Chinese folk tradition around wealth and prosperity, explaining the "Wealthy" subtitle.