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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II - Amber route: Aquileia
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2012 |
| Type | Collector coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a small, right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II in the lower left field, accompanied by the inscription ELIZABETH II and the date 2012 below the portrait, with the denomination 5 DOLLARS and the gold fineness AU 999 inscribed along the lower field. Dominating the upper and central portion of the obverse is a large relief depiction of a Roman horse-drawn carriage (carpentum) with a driver, referencing ancient trade along the Amber Route. A stylized map relief appears in the upper background. The legend SZLAK BURSZTYNOWY (meaning Amber Route in Polish) arcs across the upper portion of the coin. The issuer inscription NIUE ISLAND appears along the lower rim. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Aquileia, founded as a Roman colony in 181 BC, became one of the ancient world's primary entrepôts for Baltic amber moving southward through the Alpine passes — a trade route operating centuries before Rome formalized it. The city grew wealthy enough that Augustus used it as a military base, and by the 4th century it ranked among the largest cities in the empire. This coin belongs to Niue's "Amber Route" series, which used the small Pacific territory's numismatic licensing agreements to fund a gold issue that no mint in the region would otherwise have had cause to produce.