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100 Dollars - Elizabeth II Diana, The People's Princess
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Currency | Dollar of New Zealand (1987-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | NIUE 1997 |
| Reverse description | The reverse bears a finely modelled portrait of Diana, Princess of Wales, facing slightly left with a warm expression, her short hair rendered in detailed relief against a mirror-polished field. Arcing along the left rim is the inscription '1961-1997 In Memoriam' and along the right 'Diana - The People's Princess', both in an elegant cursive Latin script. The face value '$100' appears at the base of the design, flanked by two small rose motifs in low relief, serving as a tribute to the Princess of Wales. |
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Issued within weeks of Diana's death on 31 August 1997, this coin is one of dozens of memorial pieces that flooded the market from small-sovereignty minters — Niue, Cook Islands, and others — capitalizing on licensing arrangements that let them produce legal tender collector issues with minimal central bank infrastructure. Niue's economy relies substantially on such revenue-generating commemoratives, a practice formalized through agreements with overseas distributors who handle design, minting contracts, and distribution entirely outside the island.
The actual striking was almost certainly contracted to a private mint, not produced on Niuean soil.