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| Issuer | Government of Niue |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Currency | Dollar of New Zealand (1987-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II NIUE TWO DOLLARS IRB 2016 |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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| Additional information |
Niue has long operated as a licensing hub for commemorative silver issues, with the New Zealand government backstopping its currency arrangements under the 1974 Niue Act. The hummingbird series falls squarely into the collector bullion category that Niue's issuing authority has leaned on heavily since the 2000s — coins with nominal face values that bear no relationship to circulation intent.
KM#1365 places this strike within a catalogued run of themed wildlife issues from that period, most produced by the New Zealand Mint in Auckland on contract.