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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Sergius of Radonezh
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Weight | 31.1 g |
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| Reverse description | Full-color icon-style depiction of Saint Sergius of Radonezh, shown as a bearded monastic elder in dark brown robes, his right hand raised in blessing and his left hand holding a scroll. The saint is surrounded by a gilded halo, and the elaborate background features a white frosted floral damascene pattern in high relief. Two small silver relief panels flanking the saint depict additional sacred imagery. A gilded ornamental border frames the entire reverse field. Cyrillic inscriptions identifying the saint appear at the upper left and right within gilded cartouches. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Sergius of Radonezh founded the Trinity Monastery north of Moscow in the 1340s and became the spiritual backbone of Russian resistance to Mongol rule — it was his blessing that Grand Prince Dmitry Donskoy sought before the Battle of Kulikovo in 1380. Niue's arrangement with foreign mints to produce silver issues commemorating Orthodox saints is a straightforward licensing arrangement; the island nation holds no cultural connection to the subject matter.