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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Owl
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Weight | 31.1 g |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the fourth portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, his initials IRB incuse below the truncation. The field is enriched with an intricate diamond-pattern guilloche background rendered in contrasting relief. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left periphery, NIUE along the upper periphery, and 2 DOLLARS along the right periphery, with the date 2019 positioned in the lower exergual area. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A snowy owl depicted in finely engraved high relief, perched upon a snow-covered rocky surface facing left, its plumage rendered in meticulous feather detail. The central device is set against a deep blue color-applied field representing an arctic sky, surrounded by a border of frosted ice-crystal and snow-branch motifs treated with a rhodium crystal finish. A cartouche bearing the series inscription POLAR LIFE appears to the upper right of the owl. The legend .999 FINE SILVER 1 OZ curves along the lower periphery in bold raised lettering. |
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