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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Boris Becker
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 1987 |
| Type | Collector coin |
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| Obverse description | The crowned coat of arms of Niue occupies the central field, depicting a quartered shield with four stars of the Southern Cross at upper left, three sailing ships in pale, a lion passant at upper right, a shell with wheat sheaf at lower left, and crossed hammer and pick at lower right. The shield is surmounted by a royal crown and flanked on either side by fern fronds. The legend NIUE arcs along the upper left border and the date 1987 arcs along the upper right border. |
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| Reverse description | A dynamic bust of tennis champion Boris Becker is depicted in three-quarter view, shown mid-serve with his right arm raised high and a tennis racket extended in his left hand. The denomination 5 DOLLARS appears in the upper central field. A circular legend running along the border reads TENNIS at the lower left, OLYMPIC GAMES SEOUL 1988 along the left and upper periphery, BORIS BECKER along the upper right, and WIMBLEDON CHAMPION 1985-86 along the right side. |
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Niue's 1987 collector series marked one of the earliest instances of a Pacific island territory leveraging its minting authority to produce celebrity commemoratives for the international coin market — a revenue model that would be widely imitated across the region in subsequent decades. This piece honors Becker at the peak of his dominance, the year after his second Wimbledon title at age 18, still the youngest men's singles champion in the tournament's history.