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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Year of the Pig
| Issuer | Government of Niue |
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| Year | 2007 |
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| Value | 2 Dollars |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II NIUE ISLAND IRB · 2 DOLLARS · |
| Reverse description | Central design features a colorized pink pig facing left, carrying a traditional Chinese gold coin tied with a red ribbon in its mouth, set against a radiant sunburst field. In the background, a traditional Chinese pagoda or temple structure is rendered in fine relief. To the right, two colorized red apples and the Chinese character '豬' (pig) appear alongside the year '2007'. A decorative frieze of stylized Chinese ornamental motifs runs along the lower border. The inscriptions '2 oz' and '999 Silver' appear in the lower left field, with a beaded inner and outer border framing the design. |
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Niue's position as a Cook Islands-associated self-governing territory gave it the legal standing to issue commemorative coinage under New Zealand's monetary umbrella — a arrangement that became aggressively exploited by international bullion dealers from the 1990s onward. This piece falls squarely within that cottage industry: face value nominal, collector premium substantial, actual circulation on the island of roughly 1,600 people essentially zero.
The 2007 Lunar Pig issue was produced for the Chinese collector and gift market, where Year of the Pig pieces carry particular demand — the cycle returns only every twelve years.