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| Issuer | Government of Niue |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 2016 CM - Proof - 200 |
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Blanche of Valois, the Bohemian queen this coin commemorates, died in 1348 at roughly 25 years old — likely from plague, the same outbreak that would kill a third of Europe within three years. Her marriage to Charles IV had been politically crucial, tying the Luxemburg dynasty to the French crown, yet she barely lived to see her husband become Holy Roman Emperor.
Niue's gold program for medieval European royalty draws on its standing arrangement with the New Zealand Mint, which handles production for the island's prolific commemorative output.