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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Australian Koala
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Technique | Proof |
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| Obverse description | A panoramic Australian landscape scene dominates the field, featuring eucalyptus trees, rocky outcroppings, and native fauna rendered in high relief. At center, a recessed rectangular inset depicts two koalas clinging to a eucalyptus branch in fine detail. The effigy of HM Queen Elizabeth II appears in the lower left corner. Inscriptions denote the title, denomination, issuer, date, and silver content specifications distributed across the field. |
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| Mintage | 2018 - Prooflike - 999 |
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Niue has long served as a convenient licensing jurisdiction for the New Zealand-based New Zealand Mint, which produces the bulk of these bullion-adjacent issues under agreements that allow use of the Elizabeth II effigy. The koala motif itself has been an annual Australian bullion staple since the Perth Mint launched the series in 1987, making this Niue-issued version a legal-tender curiosity rather than a mainstream bullion instrument — gold-plated silver occupies an awkward position between collectible and investment, satisfying neither category cleanly.
KM#3011 attribution places it within a sprawling Niue commemorative program that expanded aggressively through the 2010s.