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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Lucky Coin
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Engraver(s) | Ian Rank-Broadley |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II, engraved by Ian Rank-Broadley after his fourth definitive portrait, with the engraver's initials IRB inscribed below the truncation. The legend ELIZABETH II is arranged vertically along the left rim, NIUE appears at the top of the field, and TWO DOLLARS runs vertically along the right rim. The date 2020 is struck in the lower field beneath the portrait. The design is rendered in high relief against a polished field. |
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| Reverse description | Central motif depicting a stylized slot machine rendered in high relief, its display window showing the number 001, flanked on either side by a horseshoe symbol as additional lucky emblems. Above the slot machine is an ornate heraldic shield surmounted by a crown, bearing the date 2020 and decorative scrollwork. The legend ALWAYS WINNER curves along the upper rim, separated by star ornaments. The inscriptions LUCKY COIN, 999 FINE SILVER, and 1oz appear on the slot machine body and in the lower field. The reverse field features a decorative ray pattern radiating from the central device toward the reeded edge. |
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Niue has functioned since the 1990s as a licensing vehicle for the New Zealand-administered mint program, issuing legal tender coins with face values that bear no relationship to domestic circulation — the island's roughly 1,500 residents use New Zealand dollars in daily transactions. This particular issue belongs to a broad "lucky coin" commercial series targeting the collector gift market, a category that has flooded the numismatic market since the mid-2010s with limited secondary-market appreciation. KM#3783 is one of dozens of thematically similar Niue-issued silver rounds produced in the same period.