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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Double Dragon
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#2892 |
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| Reverse description | Two highly detailed Chinese dragons rendered in high relief, depicted in sinuous opposing poses, their scaled bodies coiling symmetrically across the field as they face inward toward a flaming pearl suspended at centre. A Chinese character for dragon (龍) appears in the lower central field beneath the pearl. The legend ONE OUNCE .999 FINE SILVER is inscribed along the lower rim, and the border is decorated with a repeated wave or scallop motif matching the obverse. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Niue's role as a coin-issuing territory is largely a licensing arrangement — the Pacific island nation of roughly 1,600 people has struck virtually no coinage for domestic circulation in decades, with its numismatic program existing almost entirely as a revenue vehicle for the New Zealand government, which administers the territory. The Double Dragon series was produced by the New Zealand Mint targeting the bullion and collector crossover market that expanded sharply after 2010.
The series draws on demand from East Asian buyers for dragon-themed silver, a segment that had proven commercially successful for several competing mints by 2018.