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25 Dollars - Elizabeth II The Shire
| 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, whose initials IRB appear below the truncation. The legend ELIZABETH II is inscribed along the left periphery and NIUE along the upper field, with the denomination 25 DOLLARS to the right and the date 2022 at the base of the field. |
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| Reverse lettering | © & TM New Line Production Inc. (s22) 1/4 oz 9999 Fine Gold |
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Niue has operated as a prolific licensing hub for themed bullion and collector coinage since the 1990s, contracting designs under bilateral agreements that funnel royalty revenue to the island's government while the actual striking is handled almost entirely by the New Zealand Mint in Auckland. This piece is part of that machinery — a licensed Tolkien issue produced under the Tolkien Estate's commercial rights framework, which has generated dozens of precious metal releases across multiple issuing authorities over the past two decades.
The .9999 fineness places it at the top of the gold purity scale used for modern bullion, matching the Canadian Maple Leaf standard first introduced in 1979.