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| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Currency | Dollar of New Zealand (1987-date) |
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| Obverse description | Effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, after the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, set within an inner oval frame against a lightly iridescent field. The engraver's initials 'IRB' appear below the truncation. An ornate decorative border frames the oval, featuring foliate and acanthus motifs, with an imperial crown and sceptre device at the top. The date '2014' is inscribed above the portrait, and the legends 'ELIZABETH II' and 'NIUE' appear below, with the denomination '5 DOLLARS' displayed on a scroll cartouche at the base. |
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| Obverse lettering | 2014 IRB ELIZABETH II NIUE 5 DOLLARS |
| Reverse description | Full-length colored portrait of Tsar Alexander III of Russia, depicted in military dress uniform adorned with epaulettes, medals, and the blue sash of the Order of Saint Andrew, holding a document and a sabre hilt, set against a colored background evoking a wintry Russian landscape. Above the portrait, the gilt coat of arms of the Russian Empire is displayed beneath a banner bearing the Cyrillic inscription 'ПУТЬ К ВЕЛИКОМУ ОКЕАНУ' (Path to the Great Ocean). The oval field is framed by gilt oak leaf branches with two inlaid blue zirconia crystals set at either side. A gilt cartouche at the base bears the legend 'Alexander III' and the dates '1845–1894'. |
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