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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Piranha
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Composition | Silver (.999) |
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| Obverse description | Effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, rendered in Ian Rank-Broadley's fourth definitive portrait. The truncation of the bust bears the engraver's initials IRB. A beaded border encircles the deeply mirrored proof field. The legend ELIZABETH II and NIUE arcs across the upper field, while TWO DOLLARS appears to the right; the date 2013 is placed in the lower exergual area. |
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| Reverse description | The central field is dominated by a vivid full-colour photographic depiction of a red-bellied piranha (Pygocentrus nattereri) viewed head-on, its serrated teeth exposed in an aggressive frontal display against a blue aquatic background. Three smaller piranha are rendered in uncoloured relief surrounding the central specimen, suggesting a school in motion. A fishing hook and line descend from the upper right of the field. Above the coloured panel, the series title REAL RIVER MONSTERS appears in a bold distressed typeface, surmounted by the dominant inscription PIRANHA; the Linnaean binomial PYGOCENTRUS NATTERERI is lettered below in smaller capitals. The purity mark 999 FINE SILVER appears vertically along the right margin of the field. |
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| Mint | New Zealand Mint |
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