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100 Dollars - Elizabeth II Owl
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Value | 100 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | The Public Seal of Niue rendered in high relief at center, depicting a stylized flowering plant within a beaded inner circle, surmounted by a royal crown above and flanked by two crossed native paddles below. A wreath border frames the central device. The denomination ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS arcs vertically along the left and right fields, with the date 2022 inscribed along the lower rim. The motto ATUA NIUE TUKULAGI appears on a scroll beneath the central emblem. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Niue's long-running relationship with the Perth Mint has produced a steady stream of high-relief gold issues, of which this owl belongs to a collector-driven series rather than any circulating monetary need — Niue's actual economy runs on the New Zealand dollar. The nominal face value bears no relation to bullion content, a legal fiction required to give the piece status as official coinage under Niuean law.
Perth's .999 one-troy-ounce format has become the de facto standard for this category of legal-tender bullion issue, competing directly with the Canadian Maple Leaf and Australian Kangaroo in the international wholesale market.