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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Old Summer Palace
| Issuer | Tokelau |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Currency | Dollar of New Zealand (1978-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II TOKELAU 2016 IRB Two Dollars 1oz 999 Silver |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The Old Summer Palace — Yuanmingyuan — was looted and burned by Anglo-French forces in October 1860 during the Second Opium War, on the orders of Lord Elgin. The destruction was a deliberate act of collective punishment, intended to humiliate the Qing court without shelling Beijing itself. Tokelau, a New Zealand territory with no historical connection to China, has issued numerous collector coins under licensing arrangements that effectively use its sovereign minting authority as a vehicle for themed bullion products targeting the Asian market.