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| Issuer | Government of Niue |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the George IV State Diadem, after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, occupying the central field. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left rim and NIUE ISLAND along the upper right rim, with 100 DOLLARS 2015 inscribed along the lower rim. The fineness mark Au 999,9 appears to the lower left of the portrait, with the engraver's initials IRB beneath the bust. The border is decorated with a repeating triangular frieze encircling the entire obverse. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Niue has operated as a coin-issuing jurisdiction primarily as a vehicle for the New Zealand-based numismatic market, licensing its sovereignty to produce collectibles with minimal connection to the island's roughly 1,600 inhabitants. This piece is a product of that arrangement — a bullion-adjacent commemorative aimed squarely at the gift and collector trade, where Swarovski crystal inlay serves as the principal selling point rather than any historical or monetary occasion.