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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Prostokvashino
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Value | 2 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, as designed by Raphael David Maklouf, depicting the Queen wearing the George IV State Diadem, a drop earring, and a draped necklace. The portrait is set within a raised central disk against a frosted field. The circumferential legend reads ELIZABETH II · NIUE · TWO DOLLARS, with the date 2009 appearing in the lower exergue, all framed by a beaded border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Niue has long operated as one of the more prolific issuers of licensed pop-culture coinage, leveraging its status as a self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand to mint collector pieces under agreements with foreign rights holders. Prostokvashino — the Soviet animated series produced by Soyuzmultfilm beginning in 1978 — became a vehicle for this type of issue as nostalgia-driven demand from Russian-speaking collectors proved commercially reliable in the late 2000s. The characters originated in Eduard Uspensky's 1974 children's book.