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25 Dollars - Elizabeth II H.M.S. Bounty
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The quartered coat of arms of Niue occupies the central field, surmounted by a royal crown and flanked on each side by a sprig of fern, the whole rendered in high relief against a mirrored proof field. The shield displays four quarters depicting traditional Niuean motifs. The legend NIUE appears to the upper left and the date 1996 to the upper right, both arching along the inner border of the coin. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Niue began issuing gold and silver commemoratives in the late 1980s as a deliberate revenue strategy — the island's GDP is negligible and coin program licensing fees became a meaningful income source. By 1996 the HMS Bounty subject had already appeared on multiple Pacific island issues, making this one of dozens of similar pieces across the commemorative market of that decade. The Bounty's 1789 mutiny occurred roughly 1,600 kilometers from Niue; the connection is geographic convenience rather than historical relevance.