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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Dragon
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Value | 2 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, whose initials IRB appear below the truncation. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left rim and NIUE ISLAND along the upper right rim, both set against a dark annular field bordered by a ring of raised beads. The denomination 2 DOLLARS and the date 2020 are inscribed along the lower rim, with the fineness mark Ag 999 appearing in the right field near the shoulder. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Niue's status as a Cook Islands-adjacent Pacific microstate with a population under 2,000 has made it one of the most prolific bullion and commemorative coin issuers per capita in the world — a function of its 1994 currency agreement with New Zealand, which underwrites the legal tender status of these pieces while the New Zealand dollar handles actual commerce. The coins are struck under contract, not on the island.