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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Cranes
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Weight | 31.1 g |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II · NIUE · TWO DOLLARS RDM 2013 |
| Reverse description | Two Red-crowned Cranes (Grus japonensis) rendered in full polychrome color stand amid reeds and grasses in a naturalistic wetland scene, with a chick visible at their feet near the lower field. One crane stands upright with its beak raised, while the other bends forward in a nurturing pose. Pine tree branches adorn the upper left and upper right of the composition, evoking traditional East Asian artistic iconography. The Chinese character '鹤' (crane) appears to the right of center in the field. The inscription '1oz 999 FINE SILVER' is incused along the lower border. |
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Niue has functioned since the 1990s as a licensing vehicle for the New Zealand Mint, issuing silver coins under its nominal sovereignty while retaining almost no connection to the designs beyond the legal face value. The Cranes piece belongs to a broader wave of themed wildlife bullion that flooded the collector market in the 2010s, when secondary-market premiums for such issues were climbing sharply enough to incentivize dozens of similar programs across Pacific micro-states.
KM#1113 is a New Zealand Mint product in every practical sense.