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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Elizabeth of Russia
| Issuer | Government of Niue |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Reference(s) | KM# 1060 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II 2012 NIUE ISLAND mw TWO DOLLARS Ag 925 |
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Niue has issued commemorative silver under its own authority since the 1980s, leveraging a currency agreement with New Zealand that permits the island — population under 2,000 — to produce legal tender coins with no practical circulation function whatsoever. This piece is squarely a bullion collectible, minted for the philatelic and numismatic export market rather than any transactional purpose.
The embedded Swarovski crystal was a fashionable inclusion in this genre around 2010–2013, when several mints competed aggressively for the decorative collector segment. New Zealand Mint struck the majority of Niue's issues during this period.