Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Roaring Lion
| Issuer | Government of Niue |
|---|---|
| Year | 2022 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, rendered in high relief after the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, whose initials IRB appear below the truncation. The field features a radial sunburst pattern of fine lines emanating from the effigy. The legend ELIZABETH II is inscribed along the left arc, NIUE across the upper field, and TEN DOLLARS along the right arc, with the date 2022 positioned in the lower field beneath the portrait. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Niue has operated as a prolific licensing platform for the global bullion and numismatic market since the 1990s, allowing foreign minting companies — primarily the New Zealand Mint — to produce legal tender coins under its authority in exchange for revenue sharing. This piece is a product of that arrangement rather than any domestic monetary need; Niue's own population hovers around 1,500.
The five-ounce format at .9999 fineness places it squarely in the modern high-purity bullion-collector crossover category that gained significant traction through the 2010s and 2020s.