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| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Value | 10 Dollars |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II NIUE TEN DOLLARS IRB 2022 |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Niue has served as a licensing vehicle for New Zealand-based New Zealand Mint since the 1990s, issuing collector coins under the island nation's authority while having no meaningful domestic monetary circulation. This piece is part of a Lord of the Rings themed series produced under license from Middle-earth Enterprises, the Saul Zaentz Company-derived rights holder that has controlled Tolkien-adjacent merchandising since 1976 — predating the Jackson films by decades.
The 93.3g specification places it in the one-troy-ounce-plus format favored for high-relief collector strikes, where the extra silver allows deeper die work without tearing the planchet.