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100 Dollars - Charles III Gryphon
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Weight | 31.1 g |
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| Obverse description | Uncrowned right-facing effigy of King Charles III occupying the central field, rendered in high relief with finely detailed hair and facial features, engraver's initials 'JC' incused below the truncation. The surrounding legend reads 'CHARLES III · NIUE 2024 · 100 DOLLARS' distributed around the upper periphery, with '· 1oz 9999 GOLD ·' inscribed along the lower rim, all in raised Latin lettering separated by raised bullet points. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Niue's legal tender coinage program is effectively a licensing arrangement — the island nation collects fees while the Perth Mint or other contracted facilities do the actual work. This particular piece belongs to a broader bullion and collector series exploiting heraldic imagery, produced for the international numismatic market rather than any domestic monetary need. Niue's GDP sits well under a billion dollars; a hundred-dollar gold coin never saw Pacific Island commerce.
Charles III ascended in September 2022 following Elizabeth II's 70-year reign, triggering a global reissue cycle across all Commonwealth realms and associated territories.