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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II St. Sophia and her Daughters
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2012 |
| Type | Collector coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, rendered in high relief against a polished mirror field on a rectangular flan with rounded corners. The Queen is depicted wearing the George IV State Diadem, a pearl drop earring, and a necklace, with her hair styled in characteristic rolled curls. The legend ELIZABETH II and NIUE appears above the portrait in two lines, while the denomination 2 DOLLARS and the date 2012 are inscribed below in two separate lines. The overall design follows the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait style adapted for the rectangular format. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Full-color icon-style depiction of Saint Sophia standing centrally, her right hand raised in blessing, with her three daughters Faith (Vera), Hope (Nadezhda), and Love (Lyubov) arranged before her in traditional Orthodox iconographic composition. All four figures are rendered in gilded and colored enamel, adorned with elaborate golden haloes and richly embroidered robes in gold and white tones. The scene is framed by an ornate gilded border featuring intricate floral and foliate motifs in the style of a traditional Orthodox icon oklad. Cyrillic inscriptions identifying the figures appear within the composition above the heads of the saints. The overall design faithfully replicates the aesthetic of a Russian Orthodox devotional icon. |
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