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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Year of the Dragon
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Composition | Silver (.999) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the George IV State Diadem, pearl drop earrings, and a pearl necklace, rendered in high relief against a deeply mirrored proof field. The portrait, attributed to the Ian Rank-Broadley style, occupies the central field of the oval flan. The circumferential legend reads 'ELIZABETH II · NIUE · TWO DOLLARS' around the upper arc, with the date '2012' inscribed at the base, flanked by two short horizontal lines. |
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| Mintage | 2012 - Proof - 4,000 |
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Niue's arrangement with the New Zealand Mint has made it one of the more prolific issuers of bullion-weight commemorative silver in the Pacific region, its nominal sovereignty providing the legal framework for a coin program that targets collectors rather than domestic circulation. The lunar series tied to Chinese zodiac cycles has been a reliable commercial formula since the 1990s across multiple issuing authorities.
KM#744 is one of several dozen issues Niue released around 2012 under similar specifications. Nothing in the production record distinguishes this particular strike.