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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Chaac
| Issuer | Government of Niue |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Value | 2 Dollars |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II · NIUE · 2 DOLLARS · 2015 · |
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| Reverse lettering | CHAAC GOD OF RAIN |
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Niue's numismatic program has been operated largely through the New Zealand Mint since the 1990s, functioning as a revenue stream for the island territory whose population hovers around 1,600. The arrangement is entirely legal under the Realm of New Zealand framework, which allows Niue to issue coins bearing Elizabeth II's effigy despite having no domestic mint and minimal domestic currency use.
Chaac, the Maya rain deity, has no particular connection to Niue — the subject reflects the mint's practice of licensing culturally unrelated themes for the collector market.