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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Operation Stonewall
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2018 |
| Type | Collector coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II occupies the central field, rendered in high relief. Surrounding the portrait, a circular legend in Latin script records key dates associated with the Operation Stonewall series: 26.8.1940, 28.12.1941, 27.12.1943, and 13.8.1945, separated by ornamental dots. The outer legend identifies the issuing territory NIUE ISLAND, the monarch ELIZABETH II, the denomination 10 DOLLARS, and the mint and year mark CM IRB 2018. The design reflects the commemorative nature of the series, linking the royal portrait to the historical events honoured. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Operation Stonewall was a 1985 New Zealand Security Intelligence Service sting that caught Soviet KGB officer Vasily Gordievsky's network attempting to recruit a New Zealand citizen — one of the Cold War's quieter intelligence successes in the Pacific. Niue, as a self-governing state in free association with New Zealand, occasionally issues coins tied to New Zealand historical themes, lending this piece its nominal connection to the subject matter.
The KM#3060 attribution places it firmly within Niue's expansive bullion and commemorative program, which is largely contracted through external minting houses rather than any domestic facility.