Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
2 Dollars - Charles III Year of the Dragon
| Issuer | Government of Niue |
|---|---|
| Year | 2024 |
| Type | Collector coin |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | 龙 |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Niue has functioned as a bullion and commemorative coin program vehicle for decades, licensing its sovereignty to the New Zealand-based firm Scottsdale Mint and others to produce pieces that are legal tender on paper but will never circulate on the island — whose entire population is under 2,000. The lunar series tied to Charles III's effigy is a product of that arrangement, issued under Niue's authority specifically because the territory's mint agreements allow greater design flexibility than most Commonwealth issuers permit.
The Year of the Dragon falls in 2024, the most auspicious year in the twelve-year cycle according to Chinese tradition — demand for dragon-year issues reliably outpaces adjacent years, and mintages are typically set with that market squarely in mind.