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20 Dollars - Elizabeth II Emil of Lönneberga
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Value | 20 Dollars |
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| Obverse lettering | NIUE ISLAND ELIZABETH II 2016 20 DOLLARS |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Niue has operated as a prolific licensing vehicle for commemorative coinage since the 1990s, issuing gold and silver pieces under New Zealand's monetary umbrella that have no connection to local commerce. This piece commemorates Emil of Lönneberga, the mischievous Swedish farmboy created by Astrid Lindgren in 1963 — a character so embedded in Scandinavian childhood that Statistics Sweden once reported "Emil" surging as a given name directly following the books' publication.
Lindgren herself maintained tight control over licensed use of her characters until her death in 2002.