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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Santa Claus
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Diameter | 38.6 mm |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II after the fourth effigy by Ian Rank-Broadley, his initials IRB appearing below the truncation. The legend ELIZABETH II is inscribed along the left peripheral field, NIUE curves along the upper legend, and TWO DOLLARS descends along the right. The date 2020 appears in the lower field beneath the portrait. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Niue has leveraged its status as a New Zealand realm territory to issue an extraordinary volume of themed collector silver since the 1990s, with holiday and pop-culture subjects forming the commercial backbone of its modern program. The Santa Claus issues are produced for the gift and novelty market rather than any monetary purpose — Niue's actual circulating currency is the New Zealand dollar, and these pieces never approach a cash register.
KM#3662 is one of several annual Santa-themed one-troy-ounce issues from this period, each with minor design variation to sustain repeat buyers.