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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Catherine the Great
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Composition | Silver (.925) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley occupies the central field of the fan-shaped flan, set within a recessed rectangular panel with beveled border. The legend ELIZABETH II curves along the left edge and NIUE ISLAND along the right edge, both in raised Latin capitals. The date 2013 appears above the effigy along the upper arc, while the denomination TWO DOLLARS is inscribed below. The mint mark mw and the fineness mark Ag 925 appear in the lower left and lower right corners respectively. |
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| Reverse description | Central field features an oval medallion with an ornate Baroque-style relief frame, surmounted by a cartouche bearing an anchor emblem, enclosing a colorized portrait miniature of Catherine the Great after an 18th-century painting, depicting the Empress in a low-cut gown with elaborate lace and imperial regalia. Symmetrical acanthus-scroll ornaments flank the medallion at left and right. A Cyrillic inscription in the left field records the imperial decree of 2 September 1794 ordering construction of a commercial port on the Black Sea. The name ЕКАТЕРИНА II, rendered in Cyrillic and Latin characters, appears along the lower curved edge, with the engraver's initials SM in the field. |
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| Reverse lettering | 2 сентября 1794 года согласно указу Екатерины II началось строительство торгового порта на Черном море Екатерина II SM (Translation: 2 September 1794 according to the decree of Catherine II began construction of a commercial port on the Black Sea Catherine II) |
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