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2 Dollars 50 Cents - Charles III Marie Louise Gonzaga
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Value | 2.5 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | The Public Seal of Niue depicted centrally as a crowned heraldic badge within a beaded circular border, featuring a stylised floral or snowflake device in the centre encircled by the legend PUBLIC SEAL OF NIUE. Crossed oars appear beneath the badge, and the motto ATUA NIUE TUKULAGI is inscribed on a scroll in the lower field. The denomination TWO DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS curves along the outer rim, with the date 2023 positioned in the lower exergue. |
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| Obverse lettering | TWO DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS PUBLIC SEAL OF NIUE ATUA NIUE TUKULAGI 2023 |
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Marie Louise Gonzaga — born Maria Luisa González de Mantua in 1611 — became Queen of Poland twice over, first as wife of Władysław IV and then of his brother John II Casimir. She wielded genuine political influence in Warsaw, backing reform efforts that Polish nobility spent considerable energy blocking. The Gonzaga connection to Mantua was severed by the time of her birth; the duchy had already passed through dynastic crisis, and the family's fortunes were declining across Europe.
Niue's legal tender framework allows the New Zealand dependency to license commemorative bullion programs of this kind, with face value wholly notional on a half-gram planchet.