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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Jean Sibelius
| Issuer | Government of Niue |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Reference(s) | KM# 139 |
| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after Ian Rank-Broadley's fourth definitive portrait, depicting the Queen as a mature woman with elaborately coiffed hair. The engraver's initials IRB appear below the truncation of the neck. The circular legend reads NIUE ISLAND to the upper left and QUEEN ELIZABETH II to the upper right, while the denomination 10 DOLLARS and the date 2015 arc along the lower periphery, all separated by raised bullet points. |
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| Reverse description | Facing portrait of the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius occupying the central field, depicting him as a younger man with a prominent moustache and swept-back hair. To the left of the portrait, a stylised Finnish landscape featuring a church or town silhouette reflected over a lake is rendered in fine relief. To the right, vertical musical staff lines overlaid with a flowing laurel branch evoke Sibelius's musical legacy. The legend JEAN SIBELIUS arcs along the upper periphery, with the birth and death years 1865 · 1957 inscribed vertically along the right side of the field. |
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| Mintage | 2015 - Proof - 150 |
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