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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Eidsvold 1814
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Value | 2 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Rectangular flan with a raised border frame. At the top of the field, the legend NIUE ISLAND appears in raised Latin letters. Centrally positioned is the fourth-effigy right-facing portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, diademed and draped, as designed by Ian Rank-Broadley, with the engraver's initials IRB incuse below the truncation. Below the portrait, the inscriptions ELIZABETH II and 2 DOLLARS 2016 are arranged in two lines across the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | NIUE ISLAND IRB ELIZABETH II 2 DOLLARS 2016 |
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Eidsvoll 1814 refers to the Norwegian constitutional assembly convened that spring, which produced one of the world's oldest written constitutions still in force — drafted in under six weeks while Norway maneuvered for independence between the collapse of Danish rule and Swedish annexation. The constitution was signed on May 17th, a date Norwegians still mark as their national day.
Niue has issued silver pieces commemorating Norwegian history before, typically under licensing arrangements that route collector revenue back through European distributors. KM# 153 places this squarely in that program.