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100 Dollars - Elizabeth II Barn Owl
| Uitgever | Niue |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 2022 |
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| Waarde | 100 Dollars |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | The reverse depicts a detailed naturalistic scene evoking the Australian outback at night, featuring two Barn Owls (Tyto alba) rendered with selective platinum plating to distinguish them from the gold field. A large perched Barn Owl dominates the right foreground, gripping a rocky outcrop beside a eucalyptus branch with berries; a second owl is shown in mid-flight to the left, wings fully extended, against a platinum-plated full moon. In the left background, a rustic farmstead with a windmill and wooden outbuildings is engraved in fine detail against the gold field. The curved legend AUSTRALIA AT NIGHT arcs along the upper periphery, with BARN OWL inscribed below it along the right inner border. |
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| Oplage | 2022 - Proof - 150 |
| Aanvullende informatie |
Niue has operated as a prolific licensing jurisdiction for coin programs since the 1990s, effectively monetizing its sovereignty by contracting production to the New Zealand Mint and others while retaining nominal issuing authority. The barn owl issue fits squarely within this commercial model — a legal tender denomination that will never circulate on the island, produced for the international collector market rather than any domestic monetary purpose.
The platinum plating on .9999 fine gold is a production technique that gained traction in the 2010s among premium bullion-adjacent collectibles. Adhesion longevity on selectively plated pieces remains a known concern for long-term storage without protective encapsulation.