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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II BB-8
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the fourth portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, depicting the Queen wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left rim and TWO DOLLARS along the right rim, with NIUE inscribed at the top of the field. The date 2016 appears in the lower exergue, and the engraver's initials IRB are incused below the truncation of the bust. |
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| Reverse lettering | STAR WARS™ 1 oz 999 Fine Silver © & ™Lucasfilm Ltd. |
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Niue has operated as a licensing hub for pop culture coin programs since the early 2000s, leveraging its status as a New Zealand realm territory to issue legal tender while contracting production to the New Zealand Mint. This BB-8 piece is part of a broader Star Wars series released in coordination with the franchise revival surrounding The Force Awakens, with individual character coins issued across multiple years. Niue's arrangement gives collectors a sovereign issuer on paper while the commercial mechanics sit entirely with a private mint.