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5 Dollars - Charles III The Sign of Four
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Weight | 62.2 g |
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| Obverse description | The Public Seal of Niue, rendered in high relief, occupies the upper field, encircled by the legend PUBLIC SEAL OF NIUE and the inscription ATUA NIUE TUKULAGI beneath. Behind the seal, a finely detailed depiction of London's Tower Bridge dominates the central and lower field, rendered with architectural precision in antiqued silver. Flanking the composition are decorative floral and foliate ornaments in the left and right fields. In the lower foreground, a hand holding a meerschaum pipe — an iconic attribute of Sherlock Holmes — is depicted in relief, partially colored in naturalistic tones, with a scroll below bearing the denomination and issuer legend: 5 DOLLARS NIUE 2024 2oz Ag999. |
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| Obverse lettering | PUBLIC SEAL OF NIUE ATUA NIUE TUKULAGI 5 DOLLARS NIUE 2024 2oz Ag999 |
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Niue has become one of the more prolific licensors of pop-culture bullion in the Pacific Island issuer category, lending its authority to dozens of themed series with minimal connection to the territory itself. This piece belongs to a set commemorating Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes novels, specifically the 1890 publication that introduced the characters of Jonathan Small and the Agra treasure — a plot built around the aftermath of the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
The coin's legal tender status under Niue derives from a longstanding arrangement with New Zealand, which retains responsibility for the island's defense and foreign affairs.