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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Queen's 90th Birthday
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Value | 2 Dollars |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II · NIUE · TWO DOLLARS IRB 2016 |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Niue's commemorative program has long functioned as a vehicle for the New Zealand Mint, which produces these issues under licensing arrangements that have little to do with the island's 1,600-person economy. The Queen's 90th birthday in April 2016 generated a wave of commemorative output across Commonwealth and associated territories, most of it aimed squarely at the gift and collector market rather than numismatists.
Gold-plated copper at this size occupies an awkward category — too heavy for casual display, insufficiently precious for serious collectors. KM#1649 is essentially a medallion assigned a nominal face value to satisfy legal tender formalities.