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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II 1994 World Cup in USA
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Weight | 9.93 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Niue's position as a Cook Islands-associated self-governing territory gave it the legal standing to issue commemorative coinage through New Zealand, a arrangement that produced a flood of licensed sports issues in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The 1994 FIFA World Cup generated commemorative programs across dozens of issuing authorities worldwide, most struck years ahead of the tournament — this piece dated 1991 is typical of that lead-time licensing cycle, where rights were acquired and coins struck well before the event itself.
At .500 fineness, this sits below sterling, a cost-driven specification common to Niue's commemorative output of this period.