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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Paavo Nurmi
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Diameter | 11 mm |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II, after the effigy designed by Ian Rank-Broadley, whose initials 'IRB' appear below the truncation. The surrounding legend reads 'ELIZABETH II · NIUE ISLAND' in the upper arc, with the denomination '2 DOLLARS' and date '2017' separated by raised dots in the lower arc, all within a reeded border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Paavo Nurmi won nine Olympic gold medals between 1920 and 1928, a record in track and field that stood for decades. Finland issued its own commemoratives honoring him repeatedly, but this Niue piece belongs to a category of Pacific island gold coinage that exists almost entirely for the bullion collectibles market — Niue's GDP would not otherwise explain a prolific gold minting program.