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25 Dollars - Elizabeth II Battle of Midway
| Issuer | Government of Niue |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Currency | Dollar of New Zealand (1987-date) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 2017 CM - Proof - 99 |
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Niue has operated as a prolific licensed issuer for third-party bullion and commemorative programs since the 1990s, with the New Zealand-administered territory lending its legal tender status to coins it has no organic connection to. This piece falls squarely in that commercial minting tradition — the Battle of Midway association is a licensing arrangement, not a sovereign statement.
Midway itself, fought June 4–7, 1942, turned on cryptanalysis: Station HYPO's partial break of the Japanese JN-25 naval code gave Admiral Nimitz advance knowledge of the attack vector, enabling the ambush that sank four Japanese fleet carriers in a single engagement.