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25 Dollars - Elizabeth II Rivendell
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, rendered in high relief after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley. The queen's hair is styled in characteristic waves and curls, with a small drop earring visible at the ear. The engraver's initials IRB appear below the truncation of the bust. The legend ELIZABETH II flanks the effigy to the left, NIUE and the denomination 25 DOLLARS appear to the right, and the date 2022 is inscribed at the base of the coin. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Niue has operated as a licensed issuer of legal tender collectibles since the 1990s, functioning essentially as a mint-for-hire under New Zealand's currency umbrella. The Tolkien estate licensing agreements that enable coins like this one have been negotiated through a chain of sub-licensees, making the legal tender status technically real but the collectible purpose entirely transparent — nobody spent these in the Cook Islands supermarket.