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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Napoleon Bonaparte
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Weight | 155.5 g |
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| Obverse description | Effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara and a pearl earring, rendered in high relief after the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait. The legend ELIZABETH II · NIUE 2021 · curves along the upper periphery, with 10 DOLLARS inscribed along the right border. The inscription · 5OZ 999 SILVER · arcs along the lower periphery, with the designer's initials IRB visible beneath the truncation of the bust. The field is mirror-polished, providing a sharp contrast to the finely detailed effigy. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II · NIUE 2021 · 10 DOLLARS IRB · 5OZ 999 SILVER · |
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Niue has long operated as a de facto mint-for-hire, licensing its sovereign status to produce collectible issues with no circulation intent whatsoever. This 155.5g silver piece — five troy ounces — falls squarely into the modern bullion-adjacent commemorative category that Pacific island nations have made a minor industry since the 1990s, when New Zealand's Realm territories discovered that numismatic licensing revenue substantially outpaced anything their domestic economies could generate.
Napoleon's bicentennial death anniversary in 2021 prompted a wave of French and international issues. The Niue entry competes in a crowded field that year.