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1 Dollar Royal Wedding Sweden
| Issuer | Bank of Nauru |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Weight | 26 g |
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| Obverse description | Effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, rendered in a refined portrait style after Ian Rank-Broadley. The legend BANK OF NAURU arcs above the portrait in the upper field, and the date 2011 appears below. A small crowned shield bearing the arms of Nauru is positioned to the lower right of the effigy. The field displays a polished proof-like finish contrasting with the frosted relief of the portrait. |
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| Reverse description | Conjoined busts of the Swedish royal couple facing right, depicted in a contemporary portrait style, occupying the right portion of the design. To the left, a gilt architectural vignette representing a Swedish royal palace is rendered in relief. The arc legend THE ROYAL DYNASTIES appears at upper left, and the inscription ROYAL WEDDING SWEDEN 2010 is placed at upper right. The denomination 1 DOLLAR is inscribed in the lower field, with decorative dot borders framing the upper edge of the coin. |
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| Additional information |
Nauru, a Pacific island nation of roughly 10,000 people, has issued commemorative coinage through licensed arrangements since the 1990s — a revenue stream for a country whose phosphate deposits were largely exhausted by the 1980s. The Bank of Nauru's commemorative program targets collector markets with little connection to the island itself.
The Swedish royal wedding of April 2011, between Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling, generated a wave of licensed merchandise and commemorative issues from multiple issuers worldwide. Nauru's copper dollar has no official connection to the Swedish royal family or the Swedish state.