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2 Dollars 50 Cents - Charles III Tālavas taurētājs
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Full-length figure of the Trumpeter of Tālava (Tālavas taurētājs), a legendary Latvian warrior, depicted in three-quarter view blowing a curved horn held aloft in his right hand. The figure is dressed in medieval warrior attire with a crested helmet, rendered in a detailed engraved style against a stylized decorative background featuring spears and flowing ornamental scrollwork. The legend TĀLAVAS TAURĒTĀJS arcs along the upper field. The artist's initials AC appear in the lower right field. |
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Niue has operated as a prolific bullion and commemorative licensing platform since the 1990s, with the New Zealand-dependent territory lending its monetary authority to hundreds of third-party issues. This piece is one of that program's smaller fractional gold outputs — the 0.5g format exists primarily for accessibility pricing rather than any historical minting tradition.
Tālavas taurētājs is a figure from Latvian medieval chronicles, a herald associated with the Tālava region during the Northern Crusades of the 13th century.