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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Samurai
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2016 |
| Type | Collector coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the fourth portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, showing the Queen with a tiara and wearing a necklace. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left rim and NIUE along the upper right, with TWO DOLLARS continuing along the right rim. The date 2016 appears in the exergue below the portrait, and the engraver's initials IRB are visible beneath the truncation of the bust. |
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| Reverse description | A boldly rendered, full-color depiction of a samurai warrior in a dynamic combat stance occupies the right-center of the field, clad in elaborate red-and-gold lamellar armor (o-yoroi) with a horned kabuto helmet, menpo face mask, and blue hakama trousers, drawing a katana at the ready. The warrior is rendered with applied color highlighting the red lacquered armor plates, gold fittings, and blue textile elements, contrasting with the uncolored silver background. To the left, an uncolored incuse scene depicts a Japanese castle (tenshu), banners bearing heraldic devices, a torii gate, and a procession of foot soldiers and a mounted warrior. The legend SAMURAI arcs along the upper rim in stylized lettering, while the inscription 1 oz 999 FINE SILVER runs vertically along the right rim. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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