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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Year of the Goat
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Engraver(s) | Ian Rank-Broadley |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, depicting the Queen wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara. The engraver's initials IRB appear on the truncation of the bust. The legend ELIZABETH II flanks the portrait on the left, NIUE and TWO DOLLARS arc around the upper field on the right, and the date 2015 is positioned in the lower field beneath the bust. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II NIUE TWO DOLLARS IRB 2015 |
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Niue has issued legal tender collector coins under licensing agreements since the early 1990s, a revenue arrangement that has produced hundreds of themed issues with no meaningful connection to the island's 1,600-person population. This goat series piece was struck for the 2015 Chinese lunar calendar cycle, almost certainly by the New Zealand Mint on Niue's behalf — the actual minting authority behind the vast majority of Niue-issued bullion and collector pieces.