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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Cowra Breakout
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Value | 2 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, rendered after the effigy designed by Ian Rank-Broadley, depicting the Queen diademed and wearing a pearl earring, with finely engraved hair detail. The legend HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II curves along the upper periphery, while NIUE appears on the right and the date 2019 is placed in the lower field. The engraver's initials IRB appear beneath the portrait truncation. The obverse field is finished in gold plating, giving the portrait a lustrous, medallic quality. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a richly colored commemorative scene depicting a guard tower from No. 12 Prisoner of War Compound at Cowra, set against a landscape that includes a bridge, a lake, and a traditional Japanese stone lantern from Cowra's Japanese Cultural Centre, symbolizing the reconciliation between Australia and Japan. A Swarovski crystal is set within the design as a decorative element. The inscription TWO DOLLARS appears at the top, with the legend 75 / From a Tragic Past... To a Peaceful Future arching across the field, and COWRA BREAKOUT · 5 AUGUST 1944 inscribed along the lower portion, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the historic prisoner-of-war breakout. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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