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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Apostle James
| Issuer | Tokelau |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait, with the designer's initials IRB truncated at the neck. The legend reads '~ ELIZABETH II ~ TOKELAU 2014 ~' arranged around the upper periphery, with 'Ag 999/1,000' and '5 DOLLARS' inscribed in the lower field. The Tokelau national emblem, depicting a stylized frigate bird over a crescent, appears in the lower centre, flanked by geometric decorative borders referencing traditional Tokelauan design. The coin is struck in high-relief proof finish with deeply mirrored fields. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Tokelau's coinage program is administered through New Zealand, which holds responsibility for the territory's foreign affairs and defence — the islands themselves have no mint, no indigenous currency history, and a population of roughly 1,500 spread across three atolls. The "Apostle" series to which this piece belongs was produced primarily for the collector market, with Tokelau's issuing authority functioning essentially as a licensing arrangement for a thematic bullion program.
James the Greater, one of the twelve, was martyred under Herod Agrippa I around 44 AD — the first of the apostles to be executed, according to Acts 12.