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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Year of the Snake
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a highly detailed relief of a coiled snake with finely rendered scales wrapping around a segmented bamboo stem, its head raised and facing right at the upper portion of the design. The composition fills the entire rectangular field with naturalistic depth, the snake's body making three full coils around the bamboo stalk. In the lower portion of the field, the Chinese character '蛇' (snake) is incused into the design. The proof surfaces contrast the frosted relief of the snake and bamboo against mirror-polished fields, emphasizing the intricate sculptural detail. |
| Reverse script | Chinese |
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Niue's Chinese lunar series coins are struck under a longstanding licensing arrangement that allows the island territory — population under 2,000 — to issue collectible coinage far exceeding any domestic monetary need. The 100g .999 silver format became a recurring vehicle for this series, produced at the Perth Mint in Australia rather than on the island itself.
2013 marked the Year of the Snake in the 60-year sexagenary cycle, the least commercially popular of the twelve zodiac animals in Western markets — a pattern that has historically kept mintages for snake-year issues lower than dragon or tiger equivalents.