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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Year of the Horse
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Value | 2 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, depicting the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, showing the Queen wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara with hair elaborately styled. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left field and NIUE along the upper right, with TWO DOLLARS continuing down the right side. The date 2014 appears in the lower field, and the engraver's initials IRB are incuse below the truncation. The portrait is set against a deeply mirrored proof field. |
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| Reverse script | Latin, Chinese |
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Niue has functioned as a prolific vehicle for third-party coin programs since the 1990s, with the New Zealand territory lending its legal tender status to issues it has no economic stake in circulating. This piece is part of the broader lunar series market dominated by Perth Mint-style packaging and collector demand from East and Southeast Asian markets — the Year of the Horse cycle running 2014 fell during a particularly competitive period for silver lunar issues from multiple competing issuers.