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10 Dollars - Charles III Emigration of 1968
| Uitgever | Niue |
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| Jaar | 2023 |
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| Vorm | Round |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | The obverse is divided diagonally into two contrasting fields: the left half rendered in polished gold and the right half in a deeply mirrored black finish. The Public Seal of Niue is prominently displayed at center-upper right, consisting of a crowned circular medallion bearing a stylized coconut palm, encircled by a chain-link border inscribed PUBLIC SEAL OF NIUE, surmounted by a royal crown, with two crossed spears below and a ribbon banner inscribed ATUA NIUE TUKULAGI. A flock of birds in flight is depicted ascending from the lower field across both halves, symbolizing freedom and emigration, while rows of barbed wire rendered in high relief occupy the lower portion of the design. The Czech Mint privy mark CM appears at lower left and the designer's initials mh at lower right. The legend TEN DOLLARS arcs along the upper rim. |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | CHARLES III NIUE 2023 TEN DOLLARS CM mh |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
This piece belongs to a loose genre of commemorative gold issues from small Pacific sovereigns — Niue foremost among them — that license their minting authority to private distributors targeting collector markets rather than circulation. The historical hook here is the wave of emigration that followed the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in August 1968, which drove an estimated 70,000 Czechs and Slovaks out of the country in the months immediately after Soviet tanks entered Prague.
Charles III's effigy appears on the obverse purely by treaty obligation — Niue remains a self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand.