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250 Dollars - Elizabeth II Chinese Trade Dollar
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, whose engraver's initials IRB appear below the truncation. The effigy is set within an ornate cartouche of scrolling foliate motifs inspired by Chinese decorative art. A continuous outer border of traditional Chinese key-fret (meander) pattern frames the entire design. The surrounding circular legend reads QUEEN ELIZABETH II · NIUE ISLAND, with the denomination 250 DOLLARS and date 2019 inscribed at the base. |
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| Obverse lettering | QUEEN ELIZABETH II · NIUE ISLAND IRB · 250 DOLLARS · 2019 · |
| Reverse description | Central design featuring a coiling mythical dragon rendered in traditional Chinese imperial style, closely derived from the reverse type of the 1889 Chinese silver Trade Dollar. The dragon is depicted in high relief, surrounded by decorative cloud and flame motifs characteristic of Qing dynasty numismatic art. The entire design is enclosed within a continuous border of traditional Chinese key-fret scroll-pattern, mirroring the obverse border. The circular legend THE EAST INDIA COMPANY · TRADE DOLLAR · is inscribed along the periphery within the scroll border. |
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