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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Cupcake
| Issuer | Tokelau |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, whose initials IRB appear below the truncation. The legend ELIZABETH II ~ TOKELAU and the date 2015 arc around the upper field, flanked by decorative geometric patterns reminiscent of traditional Tokelauan weaving motifs. Below the portrait, the denomination inscriptions 1 oz. 999 SILVER and FIVE DOLLARS are displayed in two lines, with a small depiction of a traditional Tokelauan container in the lower central field. The motto TOKELAU MO TE ATUA appears on a banner at the base, framed by the geometric border that encircles the entire design. |
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| Reverse description | Central motif depicting a stylized cupcake with swirling cream frosting piled high in the field, decorated with multiple red heart-shaped sprinkles rendered in applied color enamel. A large red heart surmounted by a cherry with stem is prominently featured at the apex of the frosting. The cupcake wrapper below is shown in relief with vertical ribbing. The composition occupies nearly the entire reverse field against a matte silver background, with no legends or inscriptions present. |
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Tokelau has no mint of its own and no indigenous coinage tradition — the territory uses New Zealand dollars for everyday transactions and has issued collector coins almost exclusively as a revenue mechanism administered through external licensing arrangements. The cupcake series falls squarely into that category: themed novelty silver struck for the international bullion-collector market rather than for any domestic monetary purpose.