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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Thunderbirds
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, as sculpted by Ian Rank-Broadley, occupies the center of the field. The engraver's initials 'IRB' appear incuse below the portrait's truncation. The surrounding legend reads 'ELIZABETH II' to the left and 'NIUE TWO DOLLARS' to the right, with the date '2015' placed in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a large, gold-plated numeral '50' dominating the central field, with the silhouette of a Thunderbird craft integrated into the zero. Below, the incuse inscriptions 'YEARS', 'LIMITED EDITION', and the date '2015' are arranged in three lines across the lower field. A fine beaded inner border frames the design. The legends '1 oz 999 Fine Silver' and the copyright mark '© ITC' appear in small characters along the lower right portion of the field, referencing the Gerry Anderson intellectual property license. |
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Niue has operated as a licensing vehicle for collectible coin programs since the early 2000s, issuing legal tender under New Zealand monetary authority while contracting design rights from entertainment properties worldwide. This piece derives from the 2015 wave of Gerry Anderson IP licensing, timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the original Thunderbirds television series, which first broadcast on ITV in September 1965.
Anderson died in December 2012, three years before the anniversary issues appeared.