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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Silver Tails
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Technique | Milled, Colored |
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| Obverse description | The central device features the Public Seal of Niue, depicted as a crowned circular escutcheon encircled by a laurel wreath, with the legend PUBLIC SEAL OF NIUE inscribed along the upper border of the seal and the motto ATUA NIUE TUKULAGI on a scroll below. The seal is flanked symmetrically by stylized SEGA-licensed decorative motifs referencing the Sonic the Hedgehog video game universe, including star and ring imagery arranged around the field. Below the central device appears the date 2022, while the lower field carries the inscriptions 1 OZ .999 AG, the copyright notice SEGA, and the denomination TWO DOLLARS. The rim is bordered by a continuous reeded decorative edge pattern. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Niue has operated as a prolific licensing hub for commemorative silver issues since the 1990s, contracting with the New Zealand Mint to produce coins that are legal tender on the island but designed entirely for the collector market. This particular issue belongs to a series tied to the "Heads or Tails" concept — a format the NZ Mint has returned to repeatedly, leveraging the novelty of featuring the reverse die as the commercial focal point rather than the effigy side.
Elizabeth II's portrait on Niue coinage used the Jody Clark effigy from 2015 onward, making any 2022 issue one of the final annual releases before her death in September of that year.