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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Green Dragon
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Value | 2 Dollars |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a highly detailed Chinese-style dragon in high relief, its sinuous, scale-covered body undulating diagonally across the field with all four clawed limbs extended in dynamic posture. The elaborately crested head is turned to face upper right, with flame-like appendages and foliate cloud scrollwork filling the surrounding field in a manner consistent with traditional East Asian decorative iconography. An ornate raised border of stylised clouds and scrollwork encircles the central motif, reinforcing the overall East Asian artistic aesthetic. The inscription 1 oz 999 Fine Silver appears in small lettering in the lower central field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Niue has long operated as a licensing hub for themed bullion issues, with the New Zealand territory lending its name to coins it has no practical monetary relationship with. This "Green Dragon" release is one of hundreds of such pieces produced under that arrangement, typically contracted through private mints and sold directly into the collector market without ever approaching circulation.
KM#3272 places it firmly within a crowded field of dragon-themed one-ounce silver issues that flooded the market through the late 2010s.