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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Azure Dragon of the East
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2020 |
| Type | Collector coin |
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| Obverse description | Centered within a raised octagonal cartouche, the fourth-generation Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is depicted in right-facing profile, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara. The legend 'NIUE ISLAND' and date '2020' arc above the cartouche, while 'ELIZABETH II' appears to the left and '5 DOLLARS' to the right of the portrait, with the engraver's initials 'IRB' visible below the truncation. Surrounding the central cartouche, the broader field of the coin features a highly detailed antiqued celestial star chart rendered in the Chinese astronomical tradition, with constellation lines, star positions, and Chinese characters arranged in concentric bands filling the entire round flan. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Niue has served as a licensing vehicle for the Perth Mint and other producers since the early 2000s, its status as a New Zealand realm territory providing a convenient legal framework for collector issues that have no connection to local commerce. This piece belongs to a series drawing on Chinese celestial symbolism, produced for the Asian collector and gift market rather than any numismatic tradition native to the issuing territory.
The silver-clad copper construction keeps production costs manageable at this size while still hitting the spot weight that supports the face value fiction.