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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Guardian Angel
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Currency | Dollar of New Zealand (1987-date) |
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| Reverse description | Full-color depiction of a cherubic guardian angel rendered in a Victorian pictorial style, shown as a young child with curly blonde hair crowned by a wreath of pink roses, dressed in a light blue gown with large white feathered wings spread behind. The angel holds a bouquet of pink roses in one hand and extends a single rose in the other, hovering above a bed of silver relief roses and floral sprigs. To the lower right, a circular recess inset contains a small loose gold-plated sterling silver angel figurine matching that on the obverse. The legend GUARDIAN ANGEL is inscribed in a curved banner along the right field against a polished mirror background. |
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| Mintage | 2022 mw - Proof - 999 |
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Niue has functioned as a prolific vehicle for third-party bullion and commemorative programs since the 1990s, with the New Zealand government administering its currency while private mints — predominantly European — contract the legal tender status for collector issues. This "Guardian Angel" piece is part of a broader angel-themed series that has seen multiple annual releases targeting the devotional and gift market, produced under that arrangement rather than reflecting any monetary need of the island's roughly 1,500 residents.
The 28.28g / 41mm silver specification is the standard Pobjoy and Perth-affiliate format recycled across dozens of Niue commemoratives, which tells you something about the manufacturing logic behind it.