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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Aztec Calendar
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Weight | 62.20 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 2019 - Antiqued - 500 |
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Niue has functioned since the 1990s as a licensing vehicle for the New Zealand Mint, issuing collector coins under its sovereignty with essentially no connection to local monetary circulation. This piece is part of that commercial bullion-and-numismatic program rather than anything rooted in Niuean history or culture. The Aztec calendar stone it references — more accurately the Sun Stone, carved under Moctezuma II around 1511 and rediscovered beneath Mexico City's central plaza in 1790 — has no political or historical tie to its issuing authority whatsoever.
The green resin inlay, a technique increasingly common in Pacific island collector issues after roughly 2015, is vulnerable to delamination and UV discoloration over time.