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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II The One Ring
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Composition | Silver (.999) |
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| Obverse description | The fourth Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Queen Elizabeth II is depicted in right-facing profile, showing a diademed and draped bust with the Queen wearing a diamond earring. The engraver's initials 'IRB' appear below the truncation of the neck. The legend 'ELIZABETH II' arcs along the upper left periphery, 'NIUE' appears at the top, and 'TWO DOLLARS' descends along the upper right periphery. The date '2021' is inscribed in the lower field, all set against a finely frosted background field. |
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| Reverse description | The central device depicts a three-dimensional rendering of the One Ring from J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings', shown in a dramatic tilted perspective with its interior surface bearing the Black Speech inscription in Tengwar script. The field surrounding the ring is filled with the complete One Ring verse inscribed in flowing Tengwar calligraphy arranged in circular fashion around the central device. In the lower exergue, the copyright notice '© & TM New Line Production Inc. (s21)' appears alongside the fineness inscription '1 oz 999 Fine Silver', rendered in small Latin characters. |
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Niue has operated as a licensing hub for themed collector coins since the 1990s, with the New Zealand government backstopping its currency arrangements — a fiscal oddity that lets a 1,500-person island nation issue legal tender tied to major IP holders. This piece is part of a Lord of the Rings series produced under license from the Tolkien Estate and Warner Bros., timed to coincide with renewed commercial interest in the franchise ahead of Amazon's production activity in the early 2020s.