5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Rosebud Egg

€172,473.00
IssuerNiue
Year2012
TypeCollector coins
Value5 Dollars
CurrencyDollar of New Zealand (1987-date)
CompositionGold (.900)
Weight6 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueOval
Milled
Orientation
Engraver(s)Ian Rank-Broadley
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#997
Obverse descriptionThe Effigy of HM Queen Elizabeth II
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringNIUE ISLAND mw ELIZABETH II 5 DOLLARS 2012 Au 900
Reverse descriptionThe Rosebud Egg (1895), the first Faberge egg presented by Tsar Nicholas II to his bride Alexandra. Once opened, this strawberry red egg with a diamond Cupid`s arrow reveals a yellow enameled rosebud, which blooms to disclose a ruby and diamond-set Imperial crown.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringImperial Fabergé Eggs
Edge
Mintmw
Mint of Poland (Mennica Polska),Warsaw, Poland (1766-date)
Mintage2012 mw - Proof - 777
Catalog ID9549146690
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