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2 Dollars 50 Cents - Elizabeth II Bear
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Value | 2.5 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | The Public Seal of Niue rendered in high relief at the center of the field, depicting a central roundel bearing a stylized tropical plant motif encircled by a wreath of elongated leaves, surmounted by a royal crown. Two crossed rifles appear below the central device, flanked by a scrolled ribbon banner bearing the motto ATUA NIUE TUKULAGI. The circular legend PUBLIC SEAL OF NIUE runs along the upper arc of the seal. The denomination TWO DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS arcs around the upper field of the coin, and the date 2021 appears in the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | TWO DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS PUBLIC SEAL OF NIUE ATUA NIUE TUKULAGI 2021 |
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Niue has issued gold coins under licensing arrangements since the 1990s, effectively functioning as a revenue-generating vehicle for the island territory rather than a circulating monetary instrument. This particular fractional issue belongs to a wave of sub-gram gold pieces that proliferated across Pacific island jurisdictions in the 2010s and 2020s, marketed almost entirely to European and Asian bullion collectors who would never see the issuing territory.
At half a gram, the melt value tracks closely against the premium, leaving almost no margin if spot declines.