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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Hammerhead Shark
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Currency | Dollar of New Zealand (1987-date) |
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| Obverse description | Crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, after the fourth portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, set against a deeply mirrored proof field. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left periphery and NIUE along the upper right, with TWO DOLLARS descending along the right border. The engraver's initials IRB appear on the truncation of the neck, and the date 2013 is placed in the lower field beneath the portrait. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Niue's legal tender coinage has long served as a vehicle for the New Zealand-administered territory to generate revenue through collector issues — the island's GDP makes bullion and numismatic programs a meaningful fiscal tool. This shark series was part of a broader Pacific-themed run produced for the international collector market, with actual circulation on Niue essentially nonexistent.
KM#2050 is struck to one-troy-ounce .999 fineness, placing it squarely in the bullion-collector crossover category that dominated silver coin programs from major mints and their client issuers throughout the early 2010s.