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2 Dollars - Charles III Johannes Gutenberg
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Weight | 31.1 g |
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| Obverse description | Allegorical female figure rendered in high relief with one arm outstretched toward a radiant sun, depicted in a triumphant pose symbolising enlightenment and the spread of knowledge. The Public Seal of Niue appears prominently in the field, accompanied by the national motto in Latin script. Peripheral legends include the fineness designation, face value, issuer name, and date arranged around the central device. |
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| Obverse lettering | .999 SILVER 1 OUNCE TWO DOLLARS JI TWO DOLLARS 2024 PUBLIC SEAL OF NIUE ATUA NIUE TUKULAGI 2024 |
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Gutenberg's movable-type press, developed in Mainz around 1450, is the hook here — but the specific rationale for a Pacific island territory issuing a commemorative on his behalf is purely commercial. Niue has functioned for decades as a licensing jurisdiction for foreign bullion and collector coin programs, with the New Zealand government providing monetary backing while private minting houses drive the actual product decisions. This piece almost certainly originates from a European mint operating under that arrangement.
Gutenberg himself died in 1468, reportedly stripped of his workshop by his financier Johann Fust through a lawsuit that remains one of history's more consequential legal disputes over intellectual property.