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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Battle of Messines
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, with the engraver's initials IRB incuse below the truncation. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left field, NIUE appears across the upper field, and TWO DOLLARS arcs along the right field. The date 2022 is positioned centrally at the bottom, above a finely beaded inner border that encircles the entire design. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II · NIUE · TWO DOLLARS IRB 2022 |
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The Battle of Messines in June 1917 was preceded by the detonation of 19 large mines packed beneath German lines — one of the largest planned explosions in military history to that point. The British Second Army under General Herbert Plumer had spent nearly two years tunneling. When the mines went off at 3:10 a.m. on June 7th, the blast was reportedly heard as far away as London and Dublin.
Niue's bullion-adjacent commemorative program has issued dozens of large-format gold-plated pieces tied to WWI anniversaries, with this striking 110g example among the heavier entries in that run.