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2 Dollars - Charles III All American Comics #16
| Issuer | Government of Niue |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Value | 2 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the Public Seal of Niue at center, depicted as a crowned heraldic badge featuring a central roundel with a stylized plant motif, encircled by a wreath of leaves and surmounted by a royal crown. Below the seal, two crossed scrolls bear the inscriptions ATUA and NIUE TUKULAGI. The legend TWO DOLLARS arcs above the seal, while the date 2023 appears in the lower field. Specifications reading 1 oz 999 Fine Silver and the trademark notice GREEN LANTERN TM & © DC (s23) are inscribed in the lower right portion of the rectangular flan, the background of which features a subtle dotted halftone pattern. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Niue has operated as a licensing hub for themed legal tender since the 1990s, issuing collector coins under New Zealand's monetary umbrella — an arrangement that gives the coins genuine legal tender status while keeping production economics firmly in the hands of outside mints. The All American Comics #16 issue commemorates the 1940 debut of the original Green Lantern, Alan Scott, a DC character whose publishing rights history is considerably more complicated than his fictional one.
Charles III's effigy appears here as head of state of Niue, which became a Cook Islands-adjacent self-governing territory in 1974.