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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II African Mandrill
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Weight | 46.6545 g |
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| Obverse lettering | · NIUE ISLAND · TWO DOLLARS · 2016 · 11/2 TROY OUNCE .999 FINE SILVER · ELIZABETH II |
| Reverse description | Central field displays a full-color photographic portrait of an African Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) in three-quarter view, rendered in vivid naturalistic color, set within a circular frame against a milled guilloche border. The legend 'AFRICAN MANDRILL' arcs across the upper periphery in bold capital letters. At the lower center, the Discovery Channel trademark logo — comprising a stylized globe integrated within the letter 'D' — appears beneath the central image, accompanied by the word 'Discovery' and the trademark symbol. |
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Niue has long served as a convenient issuing authority for third-party coin programs with no organic connection to the island itself. This piece belongs to a broader wildlife bullion series produced almost certainly under license arrangement, with Niue lending its legal tender status while design and distribution were handled elsewhere — a commercial model that became ubiquitous among Pacific micro-states after the 1990s.
The mandrill's inclusion reflects collector appetite for exotic fauna rather than any numismatic or historical imperative. KM#1331 has no documented die varieties of note.