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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Battle of Kursk
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Weight | 3.11 g |
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| Reverse description | Dynamic battle scene commemorating the Battle of Kursk, depicting two German Panzerkampfwagen IV tanks and a Tiger I heavy tank advancing from the left in formation. Opposing them from the right are Soviet T-34/76 medium tanks accompanied by infantry soldiers, while an Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik ground-attack aircraft flies above the battlefield. The Cyrillic legend КУРСКАЯ БИТВА, meaning 'Battle of Kursk', appears in the field. The composition conveys the scale and intensity of the largest tank engagement in military history. |
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| Reverse lettering | КУРСКАЯ БИТВА |
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The Battle of Kursk in July–August 1943 was the largest tank engagement in history, involving roughly 6,000 armored vehicles across the German Operation Citadel and the Soviet counter-offensives that followed. The German failure there effectively ended any realistic prospect of a strategic offensive on the Eastern Front. Niue, a self-governing island territory in free association with New Zealand, issues gold coins under its own authority precisely because that arrangement grants it full monetary sovereignty — though the coins are never intended for Niuean circulation.
The 3.11g fine gold specification corresponds to one-tenth troy ounce, the smallest practical denomination in modern bullion coin programs.