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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Coronation Egg
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Value | 2 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is struck in the form of an open Fabergé egg, with the upper half featuring an ornate scrollwork surround framing a right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, diademed, with the legend ELIZABETH II beneath the portrait. The lower half of the egg reveals a miniature imperial coach with flanking decorative elements. The oval coin field is bordered by the inscriptions NIUE ISLAND along the upper edge, 2 DOLLARS along the left, and 2010 along the right, all in raised Latin lettering. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts the celebrated Imperial Coronation Fabergé Egg of 1897, rendered in fine detail: the egg's upper portion is decorated with a trellis pattern of applied floral motifs and is shown open at its equator, revealing the miniature replica of the Imperial coronation coach within its lower half. The coach is depicted with exacting precision, showing spoked wheels, latticed windows, and ornate bodywork. Decorative scrollwork elements occupy the left and right fields. The curved legend IMPERIAL FABERGÉ EGGS arcs across the upper portion of the oval field in raised Latin letters, and a small mint mark appears at the lower centre. |
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| Mintage | 2010 MW - Proof - 5,000 |
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