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| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2009-2010 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | 7 Swans a-Swimming TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS |
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| Additional information |
Niue has operated as a reliable vehicle for novelty collector coinage since the 1990s, licensing its sovereignty to mint houses — primarily the New Zealand Mint — for themed series that have no connection to the island's actual economy or circulation. This "12 Days of Christmas" series, of which this is one installment, is a straightforward bullion-adjacent collectible program aimed squarely at the gift market.
KM#448 attribution places it within a documented sequence, but the series generated no particular minting incident worth noting. Mintage figures for individual installments varied and were not always disclosed at issue.