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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Daintree
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Value | 10 Dollars |
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| Reverse description | A richly colored and highly detailed panoramic scene depicting the flora and fauna of the Daintree Rainforest of Queensland, Australia. Prominently featured are a large Saltwater Crocodile and an Amethystine Python amid dense tropical vegetation, accompanied by a Southern Cassowary, a Green Tree Frog, a Hercules Moth, and an Azure Kingfisher. The composition employs vibrant polychrome coloring applied over a finely engraved background of lush rainforest foliage. The legend DAINTREE WORLD'S OLDEST RAINFORESTS arcs along the lower periphery in raised Latin lettering. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Niue has issued commemorative silver under its own authority since the 1980s, leveraging its status as a self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand to mint coins that circulate nowhere and are produced entirely for the collector market. The Daintree issue belongs to a crowded field of such pieces — Niue produces dozens of collector releases annually through external minting partnerships, most commonly with the Perth Mint.
The Daintree rainforest in Queensland, Australia, is the oldest continuously surviving tropical rainforest on earth, dating back roughly 180 million years.