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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Christmas Bell
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Weight | 31.10 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse bears the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II in right-facing portrait, surrounded by an ornate arrangement of frosted winter and Christmas motifs rendered in high relief against the field. The legend ELIZABETH II appears prominently, accompanied by the inscriptions 1oz, Ag 999, 2 DOLLARS, NIUE ISLAND, and the date 2013, distributed around the portrait within the decorative border. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II 1oz Ag 999 2 DOLLARS NIUE ISLAND 2013 |
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Niue has used its status as a Cook Islands-associated territory with independent currency-issuing rights to produce an unrelenting volume of themed silver bullion since the early 2000s, most of it destined directly for the collector market rather than any form of circulation. The Christmas Bell issue is squarely in that category — a one-troy-ounce .999 piece with a face value that bears no relationship to either silver spot or local economic reality.
KM#2037 places it within a crowded field of Niuean holiday-themed issues from this period, several struck by the Polish Mint on behalf of various Pacific island licensees.