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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II The Queen's House
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the third portrait by Raphael David Maklouf, depicting the Queen wearing the George IV State Diadem and a necklace. The legend ELIZABETH II · NIUE ISLAND · TWO DOLLARS arcs around the upper periphery, with the date 2013 appearing at the base of the field. The engraver's initials RDM are present below the truncation of the bust. |
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| Obverse lettering | · ELIZABETH II · NIUE ISLAND · TWO DOLLARS · RDM 2013 |
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Niue has operated as a prolific licensing platform for commemorative silver issues since the 1990s, contracting its coinage authority to foreign mints — primarily the New Zealand Mint — while retaining nominal issuing status. This piece belongs to a series honoring royal residences, and the Queen's House at Greenwich is a specific and historically loaded choice: designed by Inigo Jones for Anne of Denmark beginning in 1616, it was the first purely classical building in England and sat unfinished for over a decade after her death.