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25 Dollars - Elizabeth II 2000 Summer Olympics Sydney
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Value | 25 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | The quartered shield of the Niue coat of arms occupies the central field, displaying the traditional emblems including stars, sailing ships, and crossed implements, surmounted by a Tudor crown. The shield is flanked on either side by sprays of fern fronds rendered in fine relief. The issuer name NIUE arcs along the upper left rim and the date 1998 arcs along the upper right rim, both inscribed in Latin characters. |
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| Reverse description | Two athletes competing in the Olympic kayaking event are depicted in dynamic relief across the central field, rendered in a stylised manner that conveys speed and motion on the water. The foreground figure paddles energetically toward the viewer while a second competitor is visible in the middle ground. The denomination 25 DOLLARS is inscribed prominently in the upper left field. The curved legend OLYMPIC GAMES 2000 arcs along the upper rim in Latin characters. |
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Niue has long operated as a prolific issuer of commemorative coinage under New Zealand monetary authority, licensing its name to foreign mints producing collector pieces with no meaningful domestic circulation. This 1998-dated issue, timed two years ahead of the Sydney Games, is a product of that arrangement — a pre-Olympic release designed to capture early collector spending rather than mark any specific event milestone.
The 1/25 oz format was common to several Pacific island commemorative programs of the late 1990s targeting budget-conscious gold buyers.