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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Impact Moments Meteorite
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2021 |
| Type | Collector coin |
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| Obverse description | The right-facing diademed effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II occupies the right-center field, with the legend ELIZABETH II inscribed below the portrait and the engraver's initials IRB visible beneath the bust. To the left, a finely detailed skeletal rendering of a Triceratops is depicted in high relief against a richly colored antiqued background of deep purples and fiery reds, evoking a cataclysmic prehistoric landscape. A cutout in the upper field accommodates an inset fragment of authentic Muonionalusta meteorite, framed by a glowing halo of color. The curved legend 2 DOLLARS / NIUE ISLAND 2021 runs along the lower rim of the coin. |
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| Obverse lettering | n IRB ELIZABETH II 2 DOLLARS NIUE ISLAND 2021 |
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The Muonionalusta meteorite was discovered in northern Sweden in 1906, though it impacted Earth roughly one million years ago and is classified as a fine octahedrite — one of the oldest known meteorite types, with an estimated crystallization age exceeding 4.5 billion years. Slices cut for collector inserts reveal the Widmanstätten pattern, a crystalline structure that forms only over millions of years of slow cooling in space and cannot be replicated artificially.
Niue's licensing arrangement with the New Zealand Mint has made it a vehicle for this kind of novelty bullion since the 1990s. The sovereign status is real; the connection to the subject matter is purely commercial.