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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Australasian Antarctic Expedition
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Currency | Dollar of New Zealand (1987-date) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | SIR DOUGLAS MAWSON AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC PIONEER |
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The Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911–14, led by Douglas Mawson, is one of the most scientifically productive — and brutally punishing — polar expeditions ever mounted. Mawson survived the return journey to base only after both of his sledging companions died, one from hypervitaminosis A after eating husky liver, the other falling into a crevasse with most of the food supply. He made it back to Commonwealth Bay to watch his ship disappear over the horizon, forcing a second winter on the ice.
Niue has issued commemoratives under New Zealand currency arrangements since 1972, making it a legally valid issuer despite a population under 2,000.