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25 Dollars - Elizabeth II Czech Lion
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Value | 25 Dollars |
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| Reverse description | Highly detailed, three-quarter relief portrait of the head of the Czech heraldic lion facing left, surmounted by an elaborate royal crown with a cross fleury at its apex. The lion's flowing mane is rendered with exceptional sculptural depth, and a decorative sprig of trefoil leaves with blossoms fills the lower field. The legend ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA arcs along the left periphery, while the inscription 10oz Ag 999 is inscribed vertically along the right rim, accompanied by the Czech Mint hallmark. |
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| Edge | Smooth |
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The Czech Lion series, produced by the Czech Mint on behalf of Niue, has become one of the more commercially successful bullion programs to emerge from Central Europe — an unusual arrangement in which a landlocked nation with no mint of its own effectively licenses its coinage rights to a foreign private facility. The 10 oz format places this squarely in the collector-bullion crossover market that expanded sharply after 2015 as investors sought fractional alternatives to kilo coins.
Czech Mint has consistently used ultra-high relief techniques on this series that push the limits of standard coining presses, requiring multiple strikes per blank.