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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Westminster Abbey
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Currency | Dollar of New Zealand (1987-date) |
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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 with drop earring and necklace visible. The portrait is rendered in high relief against a deeply mirrored proof field. The legend ELIZABETH II · NIUE ISLAND · TWO DOLLARS arcs around the upper periphery, with the date 2013 flanked by raised dots at the base. |
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| Reverse description | Central depiction of the Coronation Chair (King Edward's Chair) housed in Westminster Abbey, shown in three-quarter perspective with two heraldic lions at its base supporting the throne. The chair is flanked on both sides by elaborate geometric Gothic tracery patterns rendered in high relief, evoking the decorative stonework of Westminster Abbey. The engraver's initials td appear at lower left, and the inscription 'ALL THIS I PROMISE TO DO' — the oath spoken by Queen Elizabeth II at her 1953 Coronation — is inscribed in the lower portion of the field. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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