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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Yami Yugi
| Issuer | Government of Niue |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Full-color applique depiction of Yami Yugi, the principal protagonist of the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime and manga franchise, rendered in the original animation style of artist Kazuki Takahashi. The character is shown in a dynamic three-quarter pose, wearing his signature dark uniform and holding a Duel Monsters playing card aloft in his right hand, with a deck holder visible in his left. His iconic multi-spiked hair, rendered in vivid magenta and gold, dominates the upper field, while his distinctive violet eyes lend intensity to the composition. The franchise logo Yu-Gi-Oh! appears prominently in the lower field in red stylized lettering. The surrounding border is engraved with Egyptian hieroglyphic-style motifs in low relief, with the inscription 999 Fine Silver © KTakahashi Yu-Gi-Oh! inscribed along the right inner border. |
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Niue has operated as a licensing hub for pop-culture coin programs since the early 2000s, issuing collector pieces under agreements with major IP holders — a revenue strategy that suits a self-governing island of roughly 1,600 people with virtually no domestic coin demand. This piece falls under a licensing arrangement with Konami, the Japanese company that has held the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise since acquiring it following Kazuki Takahashi's original manga run in Weekly Shōnen Jump beginning in 1996.
Yami Yugi — the pharaonic alter ego central to the franchise's mythology — was confirmed in the manga's final arc to be the spirit of an ancient Egyptian king sealed within the Millennium Puzzle for three thousand years.