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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Gorgons
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Currency | Dollar of New Zealand (1987-date) |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, after the fourth portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, occupying the central field. The engraver's initials 'IRB' appear below the truncation. The circular legend 'ELIZABETH II' runs along the left rim and 'NIUE TWO DOLLARS' along the right rim, with the date '2016' positioned in the lower exergue. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Niue has operated as a platform for third-party numismatic programs since the 1990s, with its government licensing its sovereign issuing authority to bullion and collector coin producers — most prominently the New Zealand Mint. The Gorgons issue belongs to a wave of mythological-themed silver rounds marketed under Niuean authority but conceived, designed, and distributed almost entirely outside the island's 1,600-person population, which has used New Zealand currency for everyday commerce since 1969.