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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Emil of Lönneberga
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a detailed relief depiction of Katthult farm, the fictional Swedish farmstead from Astrid Lindgren's Emil of Lönneberga stories, rendered in a charming illustrative style across the central field. A circular inset in the upper right contains the diademed effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, with the legend ELIZABETH II and date 2016 inscribed around the portrait within the inset. The legend NIUE ISLAND arcs along the upper rim, while the denomination 5 DOLLARS is inscribed along the lower rim in bold letters. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a finely engraved portrait of Emil, the mischievous young protagonist of Astrid Lindgren's beloved children's book series, depicted in a playful pose tipping his cap, rendered after the classic illustrations of Björn Berg. The figure occupies the central field against a deeply mirrored proof background, with the legend EMIL I LÖNNEBERGA arcing prominently along the upper rim in bold raised letters. The illustrator's copyright credit ©BJÖRN BERG appears in small lettering to the right of the figure in the field. |
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Niue has issued gold collector pieces under licensing agreements with various IP holders since the early 2010s, and this coin falls squarely within that program. The Emil of Lönneberga character originates from Astrid Lindgren's 1963 Swedish children's book series — Emil is a mischievous boy from Småland whose escapades made him one of Lindgren's most commercially durable creations outside of Pippi Longstocking. The Niue-Sweden cultural connection here is purely commercial; Niue holds no geographic or historical tie to Scandinavian literary tradition.
The .900 fineness matches the old U.S. gold standard rather than the more common modern .9999, which keeps the weight at an unusual 3.455 g to hit a precise gold content figure.