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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Elizabeth I
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Lithuanian Mint (Lietuvos Monetų Kalykla), Vilnius, Lithuania (1990-date) |
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Niue has operated as a prolific bullion and commemorative licensing platform since the 1990s, contracting with private mints — primarily the New Zealand Mint — to produce collector issues that bear its nominal sovereignty simply because it offers favorable licensing terms. This coin exists for that reason, not because Elizabeth I holds any particular relevance to a Pacific island nation of roughly 1,500 people.
The two-ounce format at .999 fineness places it squarely in the collector bullion category that surged in the years following the 2008 financial crisis.