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2 Dollars - Charles III Space Shuttle
| Issuer | Government of Niue |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Currency | Dollar of New Zealand (1987-date) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central field depicts a detailed high-relief rendering of a Space Shuttle on its launch pad, flanked by the fixed service structure to the left and the external tank and solid rocket boosters prominently displayed to the right, rendered in a split matte and proof finish. The legend INNOVATION arcs across the upper border, while SPACE SHUTTLE appears along the lower border, both separated by a ring of evenly spaced raised stars. The fineness inscription 1 oz 999 Fine Silver appears vertically along the left inner field. |
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Niue has operated as a prolific licensing vehicle for commemorative silver since the 1990s, contracting designs to private mints and splitting revenue with the New Zealand-administered territory's government. This piece is part of that cottage industry rather than any genuine monetary program — the face value is nominal fiction, the coin never circulates, and the issuing authority exists on paper for legal tender purposes only.
The Space Shuttle program ended in 2011 with Atlantis's final landing at Kennedy Space Center.