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250 Dollars - Charles III Roaring Lion
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2024 |
| Type | Collector coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A bold, confrontational effigy of a roaring lion's head, rendered in high relief, occupies the central field, its flowing mane filling the design. The lion wears a crown upon which the Hebrew letters Aleph-Tav (את) are inscribed, positioned in the upper portion of the crown. Intricate scrollwork and foliate decorative elements adorn the background field on either side of the mane. The legend ONE TROY OUNCE .9995 FINE PLATINUM is inscribed along the lower periphery in small capitals. |
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Niue has functioned as a coin-issuing vehicle for the New Zealand-based New Zealand Mint since the 1990s, its status as a self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand providing a legitimate issuing authority while keeping production entirely offshore. The arrangement is purely commercial — Niue's own economy has never required platinum bullion coinage.
The .9995 platinum fineness places this fractionally above the more common .9990 standard, a specification choice that signals positioning against established platinum bullion programs from the Royal Mint and Perth Mint rather than any metallurgical necessity.