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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Deer
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Currency | Dollar of New Zealand (1987-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a raised circular central medallion bearing the fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, diademed and draped, facing right, as designed by Ian Rank-Broadley, with the engraver's initials IRB incuse below the truncation. The legend ELIZABETH II is inscribed to the left and NIUE 2 DOLLARS to the right of the portrait, all within the circular medallion. The broader coin field, shaped to form the silhouette of a deer's head and antlers, extends beyond the medallion, with stylised flame-like antler forms visible in high relief against the mirror-polished background. The fineness and weight inscription AG 999 1OZ appears in the lower field below the central medallion. |
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| Reverse lettering | MAKE A GREAT FIGURE–DEER 2022 |
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Niue has operated as a prolific bullion and collector coin program since the 1990s, leveraging its status as a New Zealand realm territory to issue legal tender struck at mints across Europe and Australia. The arrangement is purely commercial — Niue's own economy runs on remittances and foreign aid, not numismatic revenue, though the Cook Islands model proved the Pacific island licensing approach could be profitable for issuing authorities and private minting partners alike.
KM#4999 places this squarely within a large wildlife-themed series. Without confirmed mintage data, premiums track closely against spot silver.