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100 Dollars - Elizabeth II Statue of Liberty
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Value | 100 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, rendered in the third portrait by Raphael David Maklouf, wearing the George IV State Diadem and a pearl drop earring, with a beaded necklace visible at the truncation. The engraver's initials RDM appear at the base of the neck truncation. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left field and NIUE along the upper right, with the date 1997 descending the right field, all separated by raised dot stops against a deeply mirrored proof field. |
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| Reverse description | A bold, close-up frontal portrait of the head and upper torso of the Statue of Liberty dominates the field, her radiate crown with seven spiked rays fanning into the upper field, her classically draped robes rendered in fine detail. The denomination $100 appears in raised numerals to the lower right of the design. The fineness and weight inscription 1/2 OZ .9999 AU is inscribed in small text along the lower right rim. The deeply frosted devices contrast sharply with the mirror-polished fields, characteristic of high-quality proof coinage. |
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Niue's gold issues of the 1990s were produced almost entirely for the collector and bullion market, exploiting the island's sovereignty to license foreign-themed coinage with no meaningful local circulation. The Statue of Liberty design was licensed as part of a broader wave of Pacific island nations capitalizing on American iconography during this period — a commercially driven arrangement rather than any diplomatic or historical connection between Niue and the United States.
At 15.55 grams of .9999 fine gold, this is a half-troy-ounce piece by weight.