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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Vytis
| Issuer | Government of Niue |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Weight | 31.1 g |
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| Obverse description | Effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, after the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, showing the Queen wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara. The legend 'ELIZABETH II' appears to the left and 'NIUE' to the upper right, with the denomination '2 DOLLARS' inscribed vertically along the right field. The date '2019' is positioned in the lower exergue, and the engraver's initials 'IRB' appear below the truncation. The design is struck within a recessed circular field on the wave-shaped rectangular flan. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II · NIUE · 2 DOLLARS IRB · 2019 · |
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Niue has operated as a prolific bullion and commemorative issuing authority since the 1990s, leveraging its status as a New Zealand realm territory with full rights to produce legal tender coinage. The arrangement is essentially a revenue mechanism — Niue's own economy cannot absorb these issues, and the coins are produced exclusively for the international collector market. The Vytis, Lithuania's mounted knight device, has deep roots in medieval heraldry and was suppressed entirely during Soviet occupation before being restored as the national emblem upon independence in 1990.