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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Your Guardian Angel: Bethlehem light
| Emittent | Niue |
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| Jahr | 2021 |
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| Material | Silver (.999) |
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| Aversbeschreibung | The obverse features the right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, whose initials IRB appear below the truncation. The bust is set within a dynamic swirling composition of stylized angel wings rendered in high relief against a deeply mirrored field, creating a striking contrast between the frosted portrait and the polished background. The legend NIUE ISLAND and ELIZABETH II arc along the left and right periphery respectively, with the date 2021 positioned at the top and the denomination 2 DOLLARS at the bottom. The Czech Mint mark appears below the portrait at the base. The overall design integrates the royal effigy harmoniously within the angelic motif that defines the series. |
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| Reversbeschreibung | The reverse depicts a charming cherubic guardian angel rendered in a soft, rounded sculptural style, seated frontally with large feathered wings spread behind it. The angel wears a gold-gilded snowflake hairpin as a halo adornment and cradles in its hands a genuine pink Bethlehem glass sphere — a distinctive insert representing the light of Bethlehem — which forms the focal point of the composition. The field is divided between a frosted satin-finished relief half and a deeply mirrored polished half, lending a dramatic two-tone aesthetic. The bilingual legend TVŮJ STRÁŽNÝ ANDĚL · YOUR GUARDIAN ANGEL arcs along the upper periphery in Latin script. The overall design is warm and devotional in character, blending fine numismatic craftsmanship with a decorative glass inlay. |
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Niue's arrangement with the New Zealand Mint has made the island one of the most prolific issuers of themed bullion and collector silver in the Pacific, leveraging its status as a self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand to place Elizabeth II's effigy on an effectively unlimited range of commemorative programs. The "Bethlehem light" referenced here is the Luz de Belén tradition — a flame symbolically carried from the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, distributed annually across Catholic and Orthodox communities in Europe and Latin America.