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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Battle of Salamis
| Issuer | Government of Niue |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#3409 |
| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after Ian Rank-Broadley, occupying the lower left quadrant of the field, with the engraver's initials IRB truncated below the portrait. The remaining field features a detailed cartographic relief map depicting the naval dispositions at the Battle of Salamis (480 BC), identifying Salamis Island, Psyttaleia Island, the Greek Fleet, the Persian and Allies Fleet, the Egyptian Fleet, and the Gulf of Corinth, with directional arrows indicating fleet movements. The legend ELIZABETH II runs vertically along the left rim, with NIUE, 2019, and 5 DOLLARS arranged along the lower rim; the fineness mark Ag 999 and mint mark appear in the lower right field. |
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| Obverse lettering | Greek Fleet SALAMIS Salamis Island Psyttaleia Island Persian & Allies Fleet Gulf of Corinth Egyptian Fleet IRB ELIZABETH II NIUE 2019 5 DOLLARS Ag 999 mw |
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The Battle of Salamis in 480 BC was a decisive Greek naval victory over the Persian fleet of Xerxes I, won largely through the strategic deception of Themistocles, who lured the Persians into the narrow strait where their numerical advantage became a liability. Ancient sources — Herodotus and Aeschylus, who reportedly fought there himself — put Persian losses at around 200 triremes. Niue has issued commemorative silver under its own authority since the 1990s, leveraging its New Zealand Crown dependency status to produce coins that circulate nowhere but sell internationally as bullion collectibles.