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250 Dollars - Charles III Czech Lion
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2025 |
| Type | Collector coin |
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| Obverse description | Uncrowned, bare-headed effigy of King Charles III facing left, rendered in high relief with finely detailed hair and facial features, after a portrait by engraver JC (initials appear in the field to the right of the bust). The surrounding legend reads CHARLES III · NIUE · 250 DOLLARS, with the date 2025 positioned in the lower field beneath the portrait. A fine toothed border encircles the entire design. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Czech Lion series, produced by the Czech Mint for Niue, has become one of the more commercially successful bullion programs in Central European numismatics — an irony not lost on observers, given that the Czech Republic issues its own gold coinage through the Czech National Bank. The five-troy-ounce format places this squarely in the collector-bullion tier, where premiums over spot are driven by mintage caps rather than face value.
Charles III's accession in September 2022 triggered a widespread reissuance cycle across Commonwealth and associated territories, including Niue, whose coin program is administered entirely by external minting partners with no local striking facility.