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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Catherine of Alexandria
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Technique | Milled, Colored |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Full-length frontal icon-style depiction of Saint Catherine of Alexandria, rendered in vivid color printing applied to the convex silver flan. The saint is shown seated, robed in richly embroidered red and gold vestments, wearing a jewelled crown with a halo behind her head, and holding a sword in her right hand. Her left hand rests upon the spiked breaking wheel, her traditional martyrdom attribute, positioned to her right. A Greek inscription identifying the saint appears in the upper field flanking her halo. The surrounding silver field features finely minted low-relief scenes alluding to her martyrdom and veneration, including figures in prayer, a crucifix, and architectural elements, set against a printed background depicting a monastery landscape. |
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Catherine of Alexandria is among the most theologically debated figures in hagiography — her historicity has been questioned for centuries, and the Catholic Church quietly removed her from the General Roman Calendar in 1969. Niue's ongoing series of silver issues featuring saints draws on devotional tradition rather than scholarly consensus, which is part of what makes this particular subject an odd inclusion. The Vatican's own position on her existence remains unresolved.