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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Yellow Rose
| Issuer | Government of Niue |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Value | 2 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, modelled by Ian Rank-Broadley, depicted as a right-facing crowned and draped bust with a pearl necklace. The portrait is rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished field, surrounded by an outer beaded border. The legend reads ELIZABETH II to the left, NIUE at the top, and TWO DOLLARS to the right, with the date 2012 positioned in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a full-color applied reproduction of Second World War nose art, depicting a reclining pin-up figure dressed in a cowboy hat and bikini, roller skates adorned with a yellow rose bouquet, set against a stylized aircraft fuselage panel with rivets rendered in the polished silver field. To the upper left, the gold-colored script legend YELLOW ROSE is applied in a cursive style, while a tally of ten bombs in muted olive tones appears to the right of the figure, evoking wartime mission markings. The inscription WWII NOSE ART arcs across the upper field, and YELLOW ROSE is incused along the lower border, flanked by rivets; the purity designation .999 FINE SILVER appears to the right of center. |
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Niue has operated as a prolific bullion and commemorative licensing partner since the 1990s, contracting its sovereign mint authority to third-party distributors who produce themed collector issues far removed from any domestic monetary need. This Yellow Rose piece is squarely in that tradition — a New Zealand-administered territory of roughly 1,600 people generating numismatic revenue through licensed production, almost certainly struck at a European facility rather than anything approaching a Pacific island mint.