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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Year of the Ox
| Issuer | Government of Niue |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Crowned and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, as designed by Raphael David Maklouf, occupying the central field. The Queen is depicted wearing the George IV State Diadem and a pearl necklace. A beaded inner border frames the portrait, with the surrounding legend reading ELIZABETH II · NIUE · TWO DOLLARS divided around the circumference. The date 2009 appears in the lower exergue beneath the inner border. The proof fields are deeply mirrored against a frosted relief. |
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| Reverse description | Central design features a gold-plated ox standing in profile facing left, rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished black field, symbolising the Chinese lunar Year of the Ox. Flanking the ox are two decorative sheaves of grain or rice. The Chinese character 牛 (ox) appears below the animal in stylised form. The denomination $2 is inscribed to the left of the central motif, with the purity and weight designation 1OZ .999 SILVER to the right. The legend YEAR OF THE OX arcs across the upper field, and the date 2009 is placed in the lower exergue. A decorative Greek key-pattern border frames the entire reverse design. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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